Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

27-1029 Designers, All Other

All designers not listed separately.

National estimates for Designers, All Other
Industry profile for Designers, All Other
Geographic profile for Designers, All Other

National estimates for Designers, All Other:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Designers, All Other:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
9,880	4.6 %	$ 36.52	$ 75,960	2.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for Designers, All Other:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 17.38	$ 22.33	$ 32.45	$ 44.11	$ 60.45
Annual Wage (2)	$ 36,160	$ 46,450	$ 67,500	$ 91,740	$ 125,730

Industry profile for Designers, All Other:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Designers, All Other:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Specialized Design Services	790	0.51	$ 28.36	$ 58,980
Management of Companies and Enterprises	770	0.03	$ 41.11	$ 85,510
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only)	540	0.04	$ 34.33	$ 71,400
Employment Services	530	0.01	$ 52.28	$ 108,750
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	520	0.03	$ 42.79	$ 89,010

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Designers, All Other:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Specialized Design Services	790	0.51	$ 28.36	$ 58,980
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers	160	0.25	$ 23.34	$ 48,550
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only)	400	0.12	$ 24.05	$ 50,020
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	160	0.11	$ 43.00	$ 89,440
Motion Picture and Video Industries	450	0.11	$ 58.33	$ 121,320

Top paying industries for Designers, All Other:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Scientific Research and Development Services	80	0.01	$ 58.39	$ 121,450
Motion Picture and Video Industries	450	0.11	$ 58.33	$ 121,320
Employment Services	530	0.01	$ 52.28	$ 108,750
Software Publishers	120	0.02	$ 49.50	$ 102,950
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	130	0.01	$ 49.22	$ 102,370

Geographic profile for Designers, All Other:

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

Map of employment of designers, all other by state, May 2023

States with the highest employment level in Designers, All Other:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	2,530	0.14	2.17	$ 43.92	$ 91,340
New York	1,250	0.13	2.05	$ 45.14	$ 93,890
Georgia	800	0.17	2.57	$ 29.50	$ 61,370
Louisiana	650	0.35	5.39	$ 36.68	$ 76,300
New Jersey	480	0.11	1.76	$ 38.69	$ 80,480

Map of location quotient of designers, all other by state, May 2023

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Designers, All Other:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Louisiana	650	0.35	5.39	$ 36.68	$ 76,300
Georgia	800	0.17	2.57	$ 29.50	$ 61,370
Montana	80	0.16	2.43	(8)	(8)
California	2,530	0.14	2.17	$ 43.92	$ 91,340
Rhode Island	70	0.14	2.14	$ 26.83	$ 55,810

Map of annual mean wages of designers, all other by state, May 2023

Top paying states for Designers, All Other:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Nevada	90	0.06	0.89	$ 47.01	$ 97,770
New York	1,250	0.13	2.05	$ 45.14	$ 93,890
California	2,530	0.14	2.17	$ 43.92	$ 91,340
Illinois	180	0.03	0.47	$ 40.96	$ 85,200
Virginia	100	0.03	0.39	$ 40.27	$ 83,770

Map of employment of designers, all other by area, May 2023

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Designers, All Other:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	1,390	0.15	2.25	$ 43.76	$ 91,020
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,270	0.20	3.15	$ 44.47	$ 92,500
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	570	0.20	3.13	$ 30.30	$ 63,030
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	460	0.19	2.95	$ 46.06	$ 95,790
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	310	0.61	9.38	$ 37.54	$ 78,070
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	260	0.13	1.94	$ 35.75	$ 74,350
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	170	0.14	2.16	$ 35.90	$ 74,670
Baton Rouge, LA	170	0.43	6.56	$ 40.03	$ 83,260
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	140	0.09	1.41	$ 43.62	$ 90,730
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	140	0.03	0.47	$ 40.24	$ 83,710

Map of location quotient of designers, all other by area, May 2023

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Designers, All Other:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	310	0.61	9.38	$ 37.54	$ 78,070
Baton Rouge, LA	170	0.43	6.56	$ 40.03	$ 83,260
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	50	0.27	4.15	$ 28.53	$ 59,350
Savannah, GA	40	0.22	3.37	$ 37.33	$ 77,650
Fort Collins, CO	40	0.21	3.26	$ 20.50	$ 42,640
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,270	0.20	3.15	$ 44.47	$ 92,500
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	570	0.20	3.13	$ 30.30	$ 63,030
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	460	0.19	2.95	$ 46.06	$ 95,790
Provo-Orem, UT	50	0.17	2.56	$ 24.74	$ 51,460
Trenton, NJ	40	0.15	2.37	$ 34.61	$ 71,990

Map of annual mean wages of designers, all other by area, May 2023

Top paying metropolitan areas for Designers, All Other:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	100	0.09	1.35	$ 47.94	$ 99,720
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	460	0.19	2.95	$ 46.06	$ 95,790
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,270	0.20	3.15	$ 44.47	$ 92,500
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	1,390	0.15	2.25	$ 43.76	$ 91,020
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	110	0.04	0.54	$ 43.72	$ 90,940
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	140	0.09	1.41	$ 43.62	$ 90,730
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	70	0.06	0.99	$ 43.24	$ 89,950
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	70	0.03	0.39	$ 40.93	$ 85,130
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	140	0.03	0.47	$ 40.24	$ 83,710
Baton Rouge, LA	170	0.43	6.56	$ 40.03	$ 83,260

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Designers, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	40	0.21	3.19	$ 22.09	$ 45,950

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Designers, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	40	0.21	3.19	$ 22.09	$ 45,950

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Designers, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	40	0.21	3.19	$ 22.09	$ 45,950

About May 2023 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.

(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 OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024