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:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	1,470	0.07	$39.95	$83,090
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	330	0.07	$38.10	$79,250
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	300	0.08	$35.12	$73,040
Legal Services	380	0.03	$34.69	$72,160
Natural Gas Distribution	40	0.04	$34.06	$70,850

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