Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
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: 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) |
| 43,360 |
2.3 % |
$13.90 |
$28,900 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.30 |
$10.85 |
$13.08 |
$16.23 |
$19.30 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$19,350 |
$22,560 |
$27,200 |
$33,760 |
$40,140 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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 |
28,410 |
45.37 |
$13.74 |
$28,570 |
| Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) |
6,280 |
0.21 |
$14.24 |
$29,610 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) |
2,370 |
0.42 |
$13.19 |
$27,430 |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores |
950 |
0.18 |
$12.70 |
$26,420 |
| General Merchandise Stores |
950 |
0.03 |
$13.54 |
$28,160 |
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 |
28,410 |
45.37 |
$13.74 |
$28,570 |
| Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores |
860 |
0.53 |
$15.50 |
$32,250 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) |
2,370 |
0.42 |
$13.19 |
$27,430 |
| Death Care Services |
290 |
0.21 |
$13.68 |
$28,460 |
| Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) |
6,280 |
0.21 |
$14.24 |
$29,610 |
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.
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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 |
4,510 |
0.26 |
0.88 |
$16.36 |
$34,020 |
| Texas |
3,050 |
0.25 |
0.84 |
$12.24 |
$25,460 |
| Florida |
2,850 |
0.33 |
1.10 |
$13.79 |
$28,680 |
| Missouri |
2,250 |
0.80 |
2.68 |
$12.81 |
$26,650 |
| New York |
2,020 |
0.22 |
0.72 |
$16.12 |
$33,520 |
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 |
2,250 |
0.80 |
2.68 |
$12.81 |
$26,650 |
| South Dakota |
260 |
0.62 |
2.07 |
$13.50 |
$28,080 |
| Wyoming |
140 |
0.51 |
1.71 |
$12.48 |
$25,950 |
| Oregon |
940 |
0.50 |
1.67 |
$12.97 |
$26,980 |
| Maine |
280 |
0.46 |
1.55 |
$13.02 |
$27,080 |
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 |
90 |
0.12 |
0.40 |
$23.16 |
$48,180 |
| Connecticut |
550 |
0.33 |
1.10 |
$17.56 |
$36,530 |
| Nevada |
360 |
0.27 |
0.89 |
$16.64 |
$34,610 |
| Hawaii |
130 |
0.20 |
0.68 |
$16.49 |
$34,290 |
| California |
4,510 |
0.26 |
0.88 |
$16.36 |
$34,020 |
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 |
1,750 |
0.18 |
0.62 |
$17.16 |
$35,690 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,300 |
0.21 |
0.71 |
$16.22 |
$33,730 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,190 |
0.26 |
0.86 |
$13.33 |
$27,730 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
1,150 |
0.84 |
2.81 |
$12.87 |
$26,760 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
950 |
0.35 |
1.15 |
$16.33 |
$33,960 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
920 |
0.26 |
0.86 |
$12.80 |
$26,620 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
880 |
0.31 |
1.03 |
$14.58 |
$30,330 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
880 |
0.36 |
1.21 |
$18.58 |
$38,650 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
790 |
0.30 |
1.02 |
$14.09 |
$29,300 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
650 |
0.55 |
1.84 |
$12.95 |
$26,940 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Homosassa Springs, FL |
30 |
1.02 |
3.39 |
$12.08 |
$25,130 |
| Springfield, MO |
180 |
0.88 |
2.94 |
$12.87 |
$26,770 |
| Lima, OH |
40 |
0.87 |
2.90 |
$12.62 |
$26,240 |
| Altoona, PA |
50 |
0.87 |
2.92 |
$10.87 |
$22,600 |
| Rapid City, SD |
60 |
0.85 |
2.83 |
$11.37 |
$23,650 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
1,150 |
0.84 |
2.81 |
$12.87 |
$26,760 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ |
90 |
0.74 |
2.47 |
$14.18 |
$29,490 |
| Odessa, TX |
60 |
0.72 |
2.40 |
$13.71 |
$28,510 |
| Green Bay, WI |
120 |
0.71 |
2.38 |
$11.05 |
$22,980 |
| Sioux Falls, SD |
110 |
0.70 |
2.33 |
$14.17 |
$29,470 |
United States Department of Labor
