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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

27-1022 Fashion Designers

Design clothing and accessories. Create original designs or adapt fashion trends.


National estimates for Fashion Designers
Industry profile for Fashion Designers
Geographic profile for Fashion Designers

National estimates for Fashion Designers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Fashion Designers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
20,560 4.5 % $ 41.23 $ 85,760 2.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Fashion Designers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 16.67 $ 25.40 $ 36.87 $ 50.39 $ 67.27
Annual Wage (2) $ 34,660 $ 52,840 $ 76,700 $ 104,800 $ 139,920


Industry profile for Fashion Designers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Fashion Designers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Fashion Designers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Fashion Designers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers 7,410 5.22 $ 43.51 $ 90,510
Management of Companies and Enterprises 3,560 0.13 $ 46.93 $ 97,610
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers 3,120 0.37 $ 29.56 $ 61,490
Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing 2,070 2.84 $ 39.14 $ 81,420
Motion Picture and Video Industries 780 0.19 $ 54.78 $ 113,950

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Fashion Designers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers 7,410 5.22 $ 43.51 $ 90,510
Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing 2,070 2.84 $ 39.14 $ 81,420
Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing 130 1.08 $ 24.06 $ 50,040
Footwear Manufacturing 70 0.63 $ 30.27 $ 62,950
Specialized Design Services 690 0.46 $ 36.32 $ 75,550

Top paying industries for Fashion Designers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Motion Picture and Video Industries 780 0.19 $ 54.78 $ 113,950
Management of Companies and Enterprises 3,560 0.13 $ 46.93 $ 97,610
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 60 0.02 $ 46.33 $ 96,360
Employment Services 570 0.01 $ 45.22 $ 94,070
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers 7,410 5.22 $ 43.51 $ 90,510


Geographic profile for Fashion Designers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Fashion Designers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Fashion Designers, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of fashion designers by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Fashion Designers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 7,130 0.78 5.63 $ 45.83 $ 95,320
California 6,320 0.36 2.58 $ 44.76 $ 93,100
Texas 1,440 0.11 0.80 $ 18.82 $ 39,150
Florida 670 0.07 0.53 $ 32.50 $ 67,590
Oregon 490 0.26 1.86 $ 43.83 $ 91,170


Map of location quotient of fashion designers by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Fashion Designers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 7,130 0.78 5.63 $ 45.83 $ 95,320
California 6,320 0.36 2.58 $ 44.76 $ 93,100
Oregon 490 0.26 1.86 $ 43.83 $ 91,170
Minnesota 460 0.16 1.17 $ 23.46 $ 48,790
New Hampshire 90 0.14 1.00 $ 48.99 $ 101,910


Map of annual mean wages of fashion designers by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Fashion Designers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts 140 0.04 0.29 $ 49.98 $ 103,960
New Hampshire 90 0.14 1.00 $ 48.99 $ 101,910
Washington 240 0.07 0.50 $ 46.06 $ 95,800
New York 7,130 0.78 5.63 $ 45.83 $ 95,320
California 6,320 0.36 2.58 $ 44.76 $ 93,100



Map of employment of fashion designers by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Fashion Designers:

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 7,150 0.78 5.60 $ 46.07 $ 95,830
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 5,060 0.83 5.97 $ 44.45 $ 92,450
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 450 0.19 1.36 $ 55.11 $ 114,620
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 450 0.38 2.74 $ 43.44 $ 90,350
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 230 0.06 0.44 $ 27.26 $ 56,710
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 220 0.17 1.22 $ 26.65 $ 55,440
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 220 0.15 1.05 $ 40.42 $ 84,070
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 210 0.10 0.75 $ 46.70 $ 97,140
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 200 0.08 0.55 $ 33.26 $ 69,180
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 180 0.07 0.48 (8) (8)


Map of location quotient of fashion designers by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Fashion 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 5,060 0.83 5.97 $ 44.45 $ 92,450
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 7,150 0.78 5.60 $ 46.07 $ 95,830
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 450 0.38 2.74 $ 43.44 $ 90,350
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 450 0.19 1.36 $ 55.11 $ 114,620
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 220 0.17 1.22 $ 26.65 $ 55,440
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 220 0.15 1.05 $ 40.42 $ 84,070
Rochester, NY 60 0.11 0.82 $ 38.18 $ 79,420
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 140 0.11 0.81 $ 42.21 $ 87,790
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 210 0.10 0.75 $ 46.70 $ 97,140
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 60 0.10 0.75 (8) (8)


Map of annual mean wages of fashion designers by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Fashion Designers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 450 0.19 1.36 $ 55.11 $ 114,620
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 120 0.04 0.32 $ 49.88 $ 103,750
St. Louis, MO-IL (8) (8) (8) $ 46.76 $ 97,270
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 210 0.10 0.75 $ 46.70 $ 97,140
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 7,150 0.78 5.60 $ 46.07 $ 95,830
Salt Lake City, UT 50 0.07 0.49 $ 44.89 $ 93,360
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 5,060 0.83 5.97 $ 44.45 $ 92,450
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 450 0.38 2.74 $ 43.44 $ 90,350
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 100 0.02 0.17 $ 43.21 $ 89,880
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 120 0.04 0.32 $ 42.34 $ 88,070


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

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

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023