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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
27-1023 Floral Designers
Design, cut, and arrange live, dried, or artificial flowers and foliage.
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) |
| 43,990 |
2.0 % |
$13.27 |
$27,610 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.02 |
$10.19 |
$12.43 |
$15.37 |
$18.82 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$18,760 |
$21,190 |
$25,850 |
$31,970 |
$39,130 |
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) |
| Florists |
28,440 |
44.69 |
$13.06 |
$27,160 |
| Grocery Stores |
7,040 |
0.26 |
$13.57 |
$28,230 |
| Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers |
1,680 |
0.52 |
$14.15 |
$29,440 |
| Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores |
1,200 |
0.75 |
$14.50 |
$30,160 |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores |
970 |
0.17 |
$13.09 |
$27,220 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Florists |
28,440 |
44.69 |
$13.06 |
$27,160 |
| Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores |
1,200 |
0.75 |
$14.50 |
$30,160 |
| Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers |
1,680 |
0.52 |
$14.15 |
$29,440 |
| Grocery Stores |
7,040 |
0.26 |
$13.57 |
$28,230 |
| Office Supplies, Stationery, and Gift Stores |
530 |
0.19 |
$12.08 |
$25,120 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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 |
3,490 |
0.22 |
0.70 |
$16.13 |
$33,560 |
| Texas |
3,280 |
0.28 |
0.89 |
$12.24 |
$25,450 |
| New York |
2,570 |
0.28 |
0.90 |
$14.26 |
$29,650 |
| Florida |
2,260 |
0.27 |
0.88 |
$12.86 |
$26,750 |
| Illinois |
2,190 |
0.37 |
1.19 |
$12.87 |
$26,770 |
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) |
| Missouri |
1,950 |
0.71 |
2.25 |
$12.20 |
$25,370 |
| Wyoming |
160 |
0.59 |
1.88 |
$13.33 |
$27,730 |
| Montana |
240 |
0.53 |
1.70 |
$11.25 |
$23,400 |
| South Dakota |
220 |
0.52 |
1.66 |
$12.47 |
$25,940 |
| North Dakota |
220 |
0.51 |
1.64 |
$12.57 |
$26,150 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
120 |
0.17 |
0.53 |
$19.56 |
$40,690 |
| Connecticut |
450 |
0.27 |
0.86 |
$16.41 |
$34,140 |
| Alaska |
70 |
0.20 |
0.65 |
$16.21 |
$33,720 |
| California |
3,490 |
0.22 |
0.70 |
$16.13 |
$33,560 |
| Nevada |
360 |
0.28 |
0.91 |
$16.06 |
$33,410 |
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) |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
1,540 |
0.23 |
0.75 |
$14.89 |
$30,980 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
1,370 |
0.38 |
1.20 |
$13.50 |
$28,080 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
740 |
0.55 |
1.76 |
$13.51 |
$28,090 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
740 |
0.30 |
0.97 |
$12.23 |
$25,440 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
690 |
0.16 |
0.52 |
$16.74 |
$34,810 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
640 |
0.45 |
1.44 |
$13.90 |
$28,910 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
600 |
0.24 |
0.76 |
$15.92 |
$33,110 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
580 |
0.23 |
0.72 |
$13.12 |
$27,290 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
570 |
0.51 |
1.62 |
$12.14 |
$25,240 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
570 |
0.30 |
0.96 |
$14.19 |
$29,520 |
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United States Department of Labor
