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Design and develop manufactured products, such as cars, home appliances, and children’s toys. Combine artistic talent with research on product use, marketing, and materials to create the most functional and appealing product design.
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Commercial and Industrial Designers:
Employment (1) | Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
---|---|---|---|---|
30,450 | 2.4 % | $ 39.30 | $ 81,740 | 1.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Commercial and Industrial Designers:
Percentile | 10% | 25% | 50% (Median) |
75% | 90% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hourly Wage | $ 21.00 | $ 27.96 | $ 36.50 | $ 48.15 | $ 60.47 |
Annual Wage (2) | $ 43,680 | $ 58,170 | $ 75,910 | $ 100,140 | $ 125,780 |
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Commercial and Industrial Designers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Commercial and Industrial Designers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Commercial and Industrial Designers:
Industry | Employment (1) | Percent of industry employment | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Specialized Design Services | 2,990 | 1.99 | $ 39.76 | $ 82,700 |
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | 2,890 | 0.18 | $ 45.75 | $ 95,160 |
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) | 2,440 | 0.17 | $ 32.48 | $ 67,560 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises | 2,320 | 0.09 | $ 44.34 | $ 92,240 |
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) | 1,640 | 0.48 | $ 30.32 | $ 63,060 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Commercial and Industrial Designers:
Industry | Employment (1) | Percent of industry employment | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Specialized Design Services | 2,990 | 1.99 | $ 39.76 | $ 82,700 |
Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing | 230 | 0.58 | $ 30.93 | $ 64,330 |
Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing | 60 | 0.50 | $ 37.45 | $ 77,900 |
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) | 1,640 | 0.48 | $ 30.32 | $ 63,060 |
Ship and Boat Building | 670 | 0.45 | $ 38.99 | $ 81,100 |
Top paying industries for Commercial and Industrial Designers:
Industry | Employment (1) | Percent of industry employment | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Communications Equipment Manufacturing | 30 | 0.04 | $ 68.14 | $ 141,740 |
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers | 50 | 0.09 | $ 55.62 | $ 115,680 |
Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing | 70 | 0.36 | $ 55.43 | $ 115,290 |
Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 390 | 0.02 | $ 53.91 | $ 112,130 |
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing | 170 | 0.04 | $ 51.82 | $ 107,790 |
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Commercial and Industrial Designers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Commercial and Industrial Designers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Commercial and Industrial Designers:
State | Employment (1) | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient (9) | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
California | 5,690 | 0.32 | 1.57 | $ 45.46 | $ 94,560 |
Michigan | 3,070 | 0.72 | 3.51 | $ 41.48 | $ 86,270 |
New York | 2,050 | 0.23 | 1.09 | $ 40.04 | $ 83,290 |
Florida | 1,750 | 0.19 | 0.92 | $ 28.36 | $ 58,980 |
Ohio | 1,600 | 0.30 | 1.45 | $ 36.34 | $ 75,590 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Commercial and Industrial Designers:
State | Employment (1) | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient (9) | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rhode Island | 350 | 0.73 | 3.55 | $ 38.63 | $ 80,360 |
Michigan | 3,070 | 0.72 | 3.51 | $ 41.48 | $ 86,270 |
Mississippi | 690 | 0.61 | 2.95 | $ 36.48 | $ 75,870 |
Vermont | 160 | 0.55 | 2.68 | $ 38.04 | $ 79,120 |
Utah | 840 | 0.52 | 2.51 | $ 30.63 | $ 63,710 |
Top paying states for Commercial and Industrial Designers:
State | Employment (1) | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient (9) | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
District of Columbia | 40 | 0.06 | 0.27 | $ 57.88 | $ 120,380 |
Kansas | 110 | 0.08 | 0.38 | $ 53.42 | $ 111,110 |
Washington | 330 | 0.10 | 0.47 | $ 48.65 | $ 101,180 |
Louisiana | 230 | 0.12 | 0.60 | $ 45.80 | $ 95,270 |
California | 5,690 | 0.32 | 1.57 | $ 45.46 | $ 94,560 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Commercial and Industrial Designers:
Metropolitan area | Employment (1) | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient (9) | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 2,770 | 0.45 | 2.21 | $ 41.22 | $ 85,740 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 2,140 | 0.23 | 1.13 | $ 42.27 | $ 87,910 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 2,010 | 1.08 | 5.22 | $ 44.20 | $ 91,930 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA | 970 | 0.41 | 1.97 | $ 59.77 | $ 124,320 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH | 850 | 0.31 | 1.53 | $ 45.60 | $ 94,850 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 800 | 0.43 | 2.07 | $ 40.94 | $ 85,150 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 590 | 0.13 | 0.65 | $ 36.49 | $ 75,890 |
Salt Lake City, UT | 520 | 0.66 | 3.23 | $ 31.47 | $ 65,450 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 510 | 0.20 | 0.95 | $ 30.06 | $ 62,530 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 400 | 0.35 | 1.71 | $ 56.39 | $ 117,290 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Commercial and Industrial Designers:
Metropolitan area | Employment (1) | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient (9) | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 2,010 | 1.08 | 5.22 | $ 44.20 | $ 91,930 |
Lima, OH | 50 | 0.92 | 4.45 | $ 30.30 | $ 63,030 |
Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 110 | 0.90 | 4.36 | $ 38.97 | $ 81,060 |
Logan, UT-ID | 60 | 0.89 | 4.30 | $ 31.31 | $ 65,130 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 290 | 0.78 | 3.76 | $ 49.37 | $ 102,690 |
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 390 | 0.70 | 3.42 | $ 38.15 | $ 79,350 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 380 | 0.69 | 3.34 | $ 38.44 | $ 79,950 |
Dalton, GA | 40 | 0.68 | 3.32 | $ 36.97 | $ 76,900 |
Salt Lake City, UT | 520 | 0.66 | 3.23 | $ 31.47 | $ 65,450 |
St. Cloud, MN | 60 | 0.64 | 3.12 | $ 31.81 | $ 66,160 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Commercial and Industrial Designers:
Metropolitan area | Employment (1) | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient (9) | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA | 970 | 0.41 | 1.97 | $ 59.77 | $ 124,320 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 60 | 0.60 | 2.91 | $ 56.56 | $ 117,640 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 400 | 0.35 | 1.71 | $ 56.39 | $ 117,290 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 50 | 0.14 | 0.68 | $ 54.22 | $ 112,780 |
Baton Rouge, LA | 120 | 0.30 | 1.47 | $ 51.32 | $ 106,740 |
Greensboro-High Point, NC | 150 | 0.43 | 2.10 | $ 50.58 | $ 105,200 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 280 | 0.14 | 0.66 | $ 50.03 | $ 104,050 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 290 | 0.78 | 3.76 | $ 49.37 | $ 102,690 |
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | 50 | 0.27 | 1.30 | $ 47.18 | $ 98,140 |
Boulder, CO | 120 | 0.61 | 2.95 | $ 46.27 | $ 96,240 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Commercial and Industrial Designers:
Nonmetropolitan area | Employment (1) | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient (9) | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | 160 | 0.78 | 3.78 | $ 35.94 | $ 74,750 |
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | 130 | 0.49 | 2.40 | $ 34.62 | $ 72,020 |
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | 90 | 0.28 | 1.38 | $ 37.14 | $ 77,260 |
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | 70 | 0.32 | 1.55 | $ 30.54 | $ 63,520 |
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | 70 | 0.43 | 2.07 | $ 31.80 | $ 66,150 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Commercial and Industrial Designers:
Nonmetropolitan area | Employment (1) | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient (9) | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | 160 | 0.78 | 3.78 | $ 35.94 | $ 74,750 |
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | 70 | 0.53 | 2.59 | $ 25.03 | $ 52,050 |
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | 130 | 0.49 | 2.40 | $ 34.62 | $ 72,020 |
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | 60 | 0.47 | 2.26 | $ 26.04 | $ 54,150 |
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | 40 | 0.46 | 2.22 | $ 35.10 | $ 73,020 |
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Commercial and Industrial Designers:
Nonmetropolitan area | Employment (1) | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient (9) | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | 50 | 0.38 | 1.87 | $ 42.47 | $ 88,330 |
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | 50 | 0.21 | 1.02 | $ 41.30 | $ 85,910 |
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | 30 | 0.31 | 1.52 | $ 39.44 | $ 82,040 |
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | 50 | 0.39 | 1.90 | $ 39.31 | $ 81,770 |
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | (8) | (8) | (8) | $ 38.85 | $ 80,810 |
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 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023