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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
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) |
| 217,810 |
0.9 % |
$26.29 |
$54,680 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$14.23 |
$18.06 |
$24.21 |
$31.87 |
$41.23 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$29,610 |
$37,550 |
$50,370 |
$66,300 |
$85,760 |
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 |
29,510 |
20.66 |
$27.21 |
$56,600 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
21,840 |
4.47 |
$26.80 |
$55,750 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities |
20,220 |
4.65 |
$21.36 |
$44,430 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
14,920 |
4.49 |
$23.33 |
$48,530 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
10,930 |
0.76 |
$28.90 |
$60,110 |
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 |
29,510 |
20.66 |
$27.21 |
$56,600 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities |
20,220 |
4.65 |
$21.36 |
$44,430 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
14,920 |
4.49 |
$23.33 |
$48,530 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
21,840 |
4.47 |
$26.80 |
$55,750 |
| Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
8,710 |
3.01 |
$21.30 |
$44,310 |
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 |
29,320 |
1.72 |
1.15 |
$29.37 |
$61,100 |
| New York |
21,350 |
2.28 |
1.51 |
$31.17 |
$64,840 |
| Florida |
13,550 |
1.57 |
1.05 |
$23.45 |
$48,780 |
| Texas |
13,480 |
1.11 |
0.74 |
$24.37 |
$50,700 |
| Illinois |
11,700 |
1.95 |
1.30 |
$27.35 |
$56,890 |
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) |
| District of Columbia |
1,690 |
2.37 |
1.58 |
$34.22 |
$71,180 |
| Utah |
3,370 |
2.31 |
1.54 |
$23.14 |
$48,130 |
| New York |
21,350 |
2.28 |
1.51 |
$31.17 |
$64,840 |
| Minnesota |
6,190 |
2.16 |
1.44 |
$25.72 |
$53,500 |
| Wisconsin |
5,780 |
2.03 |
1.35 |
$23.07 |
$47,980 |
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 |
1,690 |
2.37 |
1.58 |
$34.22 |
$71,180 |
| New York |
21,350 |
2.28 |
1.51 |
$31.17 |
$64,840 |
| Massachusetts |
5,680 |
1.59 |
1.06 |
$30.77 |
$64,010 |
| California |
29,320 |
1.72 |
1.15 |
$29.37 |
$61,100 |
| Connecticut |
2,300 |
1.38 |
0.92 |
$29.18 |
$60,700 |
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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
22,250 |
2.34 |
1.56 |
$31.89 |
$66,340 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
13,450 |
2.20 |
1.46 |
$28.33 |
$58,920 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
10,020 |
2.16 |
1.43 |
$28.42 |
$59,110 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
6,200 |
2.56 |
1.70 |
$34.63 |
$72,030 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
5,520 |
1.55 |
1.03 |
$25.47 |
$52,980 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
5,360 |
1.71 |
1.14 |
$34.12 |
$70,960 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
4,990 |
1.75 |
1.16 |
$28.43 |
$59,140 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
4,910 |
1.78 |
1.18 |
$31.58 |
$65,680 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
4,900 |
1.83 |
1.21 |
$27.67 |
$57,550 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
4,820 |
2.47 |
1.64 |
$27.17 |
$56,510 |
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