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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
27-1024 Graphic Designers
Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, or logos. May use a variety of mediums to achieve artistic or decorative effects.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 210,710 |
0.9 % |
$25.14 |
$52,290 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$13.44 |
$17.10 |
$22.90 |
$30.45 |
$39.43 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$27,950 |
$35,560 |
$47,640 |
$63,340 |
$82,020 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
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) |
| Specialized Design Services |
29,040 |
21.16 |
$26.26 |
$54,620 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
22,290 |
4.60 |
$25.92 |
$53,900 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities |
18,680 |
4.14 |
$19.96 |
$41,520 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
16,610 |
4.39 |
$22.36 |
$46,510 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
9,610 |
0.49 |
$28.03 |
$58,300 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Specialized Design Services |
29,040 |
21.16 |
$26.26 |
$54,620 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
22,290 |
4.60 |
$25.92 |
$53,900 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
16,610 |
4.39 |
$22.36 |
$46,510 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities |
18,680 |
4.14 |
$19.96 |
$41,520 |
| Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
8,280 |
2.92 |
$20.32 |
$42,270 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
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 |
29,750 |
1.86 |
1.24 |
$28.46 |
$59,210 |
| New York |
21,440 |
2.36 |
1.57 |
$30.17 |
$62,750 |
| Florida |
12,500 |
1.52 |
1.01 |
$22.09 |
$45,950 |
| Texas |
12,110 |
1.03 |
0.69 |
$23.25 |
$48,360 |
| Illinois |
9,630 |
1.63 |
1.09 |
$25.62 |
$53,290 |
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) |
| New York |
21,440 |
2.36 |
1.57 |
$30.17 |
$62,750 |
| District of Columbia |
1,650 |
2.35 |
1.57 |
$33.41 |
$69,490 |
| Utah |
2,900 |
2.11 |
1.40 |
$22.84 |
$47,500 |
| Minnesota |
5,710 |
2.03 |
1.35 |
$25.28 |
$52,590 |
| Oregon |
3,520 |
1.97 |
1.31 |
$25.40 |
$52,820 |
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 |
1,650 |
2.35 |
1.57 |
$33.41 |
$69,490 |
| New York |
21,440 |
2.36 |
1.57 |
$30.17 |
$62,750 |
| California |
29,750 |
1.86 |
1.24 |
$28.46 |
$59,210 |
| Maryland |
3,260 |
1.23 |
0.82 |
$28.17 |
$58,590 |
| Massachusetts |
5,020 |
1.45 |
0.97 |
$27.99 |
$58,210 |
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 |
18,690 |
2.84 |
1.89 |
$31.93 |
$66,420 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
10,960 |
2.60 |
1.73 |
$28.36 |
$59,000 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
6,930 |
1.91 |
1.27 |
$26.56 |
$55,240 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
4,880 |
1.91 |
1.27 |
$25.75 |
$53,570 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
4,790 |
1.92 |
1.28 |
$32.29 |
$67,150 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
4,330 |
2.27 |
1.51 |
$27.30 |
$56,780 |
| San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division |
3,460 |
3.25 |
2.16 |
$34.26 |
$71,260 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division |
3,360 |
2.12 |
1.41 |
$29.05 |
$60,420 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,210 |
1.09 |
0.73 |
$22.69 |
$47,190 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
3,190 |
1.31 |
0.88 |
$26.45 |
$55,010 |
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