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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

27-1029 Designers, All Other

All designers not listed separately.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
10,610 6.0 % $35.34 $73,510 2.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $14.49 $21.70 $31.07 $43.57 $63.75
Annual Wage (2) $30,130 $45,140 $64,620 $90,630 $132,610


Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 1,520 0.10 $43.16 $89,770
Management of Companies and Enterprises 1,130 0.05 $38.01 $79,070
Motion Picture and Video Industries 450 0.10 $44.46 $92,470
Specialized Design Services 440 0.31 $32.75 $68,120
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) 300 0.02 $33.17 $69,000

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers 190 0.36 (8) (8)
Specialized Design Services 440 0.31 $32.75 $68,120
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 1,520 0.10 $43.16 $89,770
Motion Picture and Video Industries 450 0.10 $44.46 $92,470
Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses 220 0.06 $32.42 $67,430

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Information Services 90 0.03 $48.20 $100,260
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities 30 (7) $45.91 $95,490
Software Publishers 60 0.01 $45.71 $95,070
Building Finishing Contractors 100 0.01 $45.03 $93,660
Motion Picture and Video Industries 450 0.10 $44.46 $92,470


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 2,410 0.14 1.92 $45.62 $94,890
Georgia 1,230 0.28 3.81 $32.48 $67,570
Louisiana 1,000 0.52 7.20 $42.24 $87,850
New York 940 0.10 1.37 $35.40 $73,630
Florida 620 0.07 0.97 $25.56 $53,170




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Louisiana 1,000 0.52 7.20 $42.24 $87,850
Georgia 1,230 0.28 3.81 $32.48 $67,570
District of Columbia 130 0.18 2.50 $34.62 $72,010
Tennessee 470 0.16 2.15 $33.99 $70,690
California 2,410 0.14 1.92 $45.62 $94,890




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 2,410 0.14 1.92 $45.62 $94,890
Louisiana 1,000 0.52 7.20 $42.24 $87,850
Massachusetts 110 0.03 0.43 $36.16 $75,220
New York 940 0.10 1.37 $35.40 $73,630
District of Columbia 130 0.18 2.50 $34.62 $72,010





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,210 0.19 2.68 $46.91 $97,560
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,020 0.11 1.47 $35.40 $73,640
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 730 0.27 3.69 $31.83 $66,210
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 480 0.19 2.67 $44.14 $91,810
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 300 0.30 4.22 $42.08 $87,530
New Orleans-Metairie, LA 260 0.47 6.53 $35.58 $74,000
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 240 0.07 1.03 $35.94 $74,760
Lake Charles, LA 230 1.95 27.01 $50.93 $105,930
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 180 0.16 2.20 $46.90 $97,550
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 180 0.05 0.68 $29.48 $61,320




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Lake Charles, LA 230 1.95 27.01 $50.93 $105,930
New Orleans-Metairie, LA 260 0.47 6.53 $35.58 $74,000
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 300 0.30 4.22 $42.08 $87,530
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 730 0.27 3.69 $31.83 $66,210
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 480 0.19 2.67 $44.14 $91,810
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,210 0.19 2.68 $46.91 $97,560
Fort Collins, CO 30 0.19 2.57 $19.59 $40,740
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 180 0.16 2.20 $46.90 $97,550
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 30 0.15 2.03 (8) (8)
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 170 0.12 1.61 $45.80 $95,260




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Lake Charles, LA 230 1.95 27.01 $50.93 $105,930
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,210 0.19 2.68 $46.91 $97,560
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 180 0.16 2.20 $46.90 $97,550
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 170 0.12 1.61 $45.80 $95,260
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 90 0.09 1.27 $45.74 $95,140
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 480 0.19 2.67 $44.14 $91,810
Baton Rouge, LA (8) (8) (8) $42.90 $89,220
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 300 0.30 4.22 $42.08 $87,530
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI (8) (8) (8) $36.77 $76,480
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 170 0.11 1.53 $36.54 $76,010


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020