Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
27-1023 Floral Designers
Design, cut, and arrange live, dried, or artificial flowers and foliage.
National estimates for Floral Designers
Industry profile for Floral Designers
Geographic profile for Floral Designers
National estimates for Floral Designers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Floral Designers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 43,350 |
1.8 % |
$ 17.07 |
$ 35,500 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Floral Designers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 12.00 |
$ 14.00 |
$ 16.68 |
$ 18.72 |
$ 22.43 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 24,960 |
$ 29,120 |
$ 34,690 |
$ 38,940 |
$ 46,650 |
Industry profile for Floral Designers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Floral Designers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Floral Designers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Floral Designers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Florists |
29,080 |
45.15 |
$ 16.93 |
$ 35,220 |
| Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only) |
7,350 |
0.24 |
$ 17.48 |
$ 36,360 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) |
1,440 |
0.27 |
$ 16.35 |
$ 34,000 |
| Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Retailers |
730 |
0.38 |
$ 17.20 |
$ 35,780 |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers (4594 and 4595 only) |
430 |
0.11 |
$ 15.89 |
$ 33,040 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Floral Designers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Florists |
29,080 |
45.15 |
$ 16.93 |
$ 35,220 |
| Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Retailers |
730 |
0.38 |
$ 17.20 |
$ 35,780 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) |
1,440 |
0.27 |
$ 16.35 |
$ 34,000 |
| Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only) |
7,350 |
0.24 |
$ 17.48 |
$ 36,360 |
| Death Care Services |
210 |
0.15 |
$ 18.44 |
$ 38,350 |
Top paying industries for Floral Designers:
Geographic profile for Floral Designers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Floral Designers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Floral Designers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Floral Designers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
4,790 |
0.27 |
0.93 |
$ 20.57 |
$ 42,790 |
| Texas |
3,230 |
0.24 |
0.84 |
$ 15.71 |
$ 32,670 |
| Florida |
2,770 |
0.29 |
1.02 |
$ 17.11 |
$ 35,600 |
| New York |
2,320 |
0.25 |
0.87 |
$ 19.83 |
$ 41,240 |
| Pennsylvania |
2,050 |
0.35 |
1.21 |
$ 15.38 |
$ 32,000 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Floral Designers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Missouri |
1,520 |
0.53 |
1.85 |
$ 15.15 |
$ 31,520 |
| Utah |
880 |
0.53 |
1.84 |
$ 15.08 |
$ 31,360 |
| Idaho |
410 |
0.50 |
1.75 |
$ 15.42 |
$ 32,080 |
| Hawaii |
300 |
0.49 |
1.73 |
$ 19.35 |
$ 40,260 |
| Vermont |
140 |
0.47 |
1.64 |
$ 17.95 |
$ 37,330 |
Top paying states for Floral Designers:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Floral Designers:
| 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 |
1,960 |
0.21 |
0.72 |
$ 20.56 |
$ 42,770 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,570 |
0.25 |
0.89 |
$ 20.38 |
$ 42,400 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,490 |
0.33 |
1.16 |
$ 17.90 |
$ 37,230 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,010 |
0.36 |
1.25 |
$ 16.69 |
$ 34,710 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
940 |
0.35 |
1.21 |
$ 16.22 |
$ 33,730 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
910 |
0.23 |
0.80 |
$ 16.69 |
$ 34,710 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
830 |
0.30 |
1.05 |
$ 20.64 |
$ 42,930 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
720 |
0.30 |
1.04 |
$ 22.17 |
$ 46,110 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
620 |
0.47 |
1.64 |
$ 15.75 |
$ 32,770 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
620 |
0.41 |
1.42 |
$ 19.90 |
$ 41,390 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Floral Designers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
70 |
0.91 |
3.20 |
$ 21.74 |
$ 45,230 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI |
480 |
0.90 |
3.16 |
$ 16.33 |
$ 33,960 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI |
50 |
0.85 |
2.97 |
$ 15.67 |
$ 32,600 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA |
70 |
0.81 |
2.82 |
$ 15.98 |
$ 33,250 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA |
60 |
0.69 |
2.43 |
$ 17.88 |
$ 37,200 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT |
190 |
0.65 |
2.27 |
$ 15.53 |
$ 32,290 |
| Logan, UT-ID |
40 |
0.65 |
2.26 |
$ 13.02 |
$ 27,080 |
| Muskegon, MI |
40 |
0.59 |
2.05 |
$ 15.50 |
$ 32,230 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA |
60 |
0.58 |
2.04 |
$ 20.17 |
$ 41,950 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT |
70 |
0.58 |
2.03 |
$ 17.88 |
$ 37,190 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Floral Designers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Salinas, CA |
50 |
0.29 |
1.01 |
$ 25.55 |
$ 53,140 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
250 |
0.22 |
0.77 |
$ 22.62 |
$ 47,050 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
60 |
0.31 |
1.08 |
$ 22.44 |
$ 46,660 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
720 |
0.30 |
1.04 |
$ 22.17 |
$ 46,110 |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
70 |
0.91 |
3.20 |
$ 21.74 |
$ 45,230 |
| Rochester, MN |
40 |
0.32 |
1.14 |
$ 21.70 |
$ 45,130 |
| Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL |
80 |
0.50 |
1.74 |
$ 21.42 |
$ 44,550 |
| Anchorage, AK |
40 |
0.22 |
0.77 |
$ 21.20 |
$ 44,090 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
160 |
0.39 |
1.37 |
$ 21.17 |
$ 44,030 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA |
70 |
0.35 |
1.21 |
$ 20.88 |
$ 43,430 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Floral Designers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Floral Designers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Floral Designers:
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.
(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
United States Department of Labor
