• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

27-1026 Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

Plan and erect commercial displays, such as those in windows and interiors of retail stores and at trade exhibitions.

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National estimates for Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Industry profile for Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Geographic profile for Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

National estimates for Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
173,110	2.0 %	$ 18.33	$ 38,120	0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 13.82	$ 14.78	$ 17.01	$ 20.09	$ 24.03
Annual Wage (2)	$ 28,740	$ 30,750	$ 35,380	$ 41,780	$ 49,990

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Industry profile for Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Building Material and Supplies Dealers	55,170	4.45	$ 17.27	$ 35,920
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only)	41,940	4.29	$ 19.09	$ 39,700
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	10,460	2.18	$ 16.64	$ 34,610
General Merchandise Retailers	9,760	0.30	$ 18.29	$ 38,040
Beverage Manufacturing	8,880	2.88	$ 18.98	$ 39,470

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Building Material and Supplies Dealers	55,170	4.45	$ 17.27	$ 35,920
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only)	41,940	4.29	$ 19.09	$ 39,700
Beverage Manufacturing	8,880	2.88	$ 18.98	$ 39,470
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	10,460	2.18	$ 16.64	$ 34,610
Other Support Services	6,210	1.96	$ 15.11	$ 31,420

Top paying industries for Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing	80	0.12	$ 32.11	$ 66,780
Management of Companies and Enterprises	4,040	0.15	$ 29.69	$ 61,760
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	560	0.39	$ 28.07	$ 58,390
Specialized Design Services	170	0.11	$ 24.79	$ 51,550
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	60	0.04	$ 24.31	$ 50,570

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Geographic profile for Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers:

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

States with the highest employment level in Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	21,330	1.21	1.03	$ 20.25	$ 42,130
Florida	12,770	1.39	1.18	$ 16.90	$ 35,140
Texas	12,580	0.97	0.83	$ 17.63	$ 36,680
New York	9,210	1.01	0.86	$ 20.88	$ 43,430
Georgia	7,280	1.58	1.35	$ 18.09	$ 37,630

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Delaware	990	2.17	1.85	$ 16.25	$ 33,810
Hawaii	1,060	1.78	1.52	$ 19.23	$ 39,990
Alaska	530	1.72	1.47	$ 17.74	$ 36,900
Michigan	7,140	1.68	1.44	$ 16.96	$ 35,270
Nevada	2,250	1.60	1.36	$ 16.92	$ 35,200

Top paying states for Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Washington	3,650	1.07	0.92	$ 21.81	$ 45,370
New York	9,210	1.01	0.86	$ 20.88	$ 43,430
Rhode Island	300	0.63	0.54	$ 20.84	$ 43,350
Massachusetts	3,460	0.97	0.83	$ 20.81	$ 43,280
New Jersey	4,300	1.05	0.89	$ 20.65	$ 42,960

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers:

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	8,890	0.97	0.83	$ 22.19	$ 46,160
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	7,060	1.16	0.99	$ 20.50	$ 42,640
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	5,060	1.15	0.98	$ 19.85	$ 41,290
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	4,390	1.15	0.99	$ 18.51	$ 38,510
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	4,260	1.56	1.33	$ 19.27	$ 40,090
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	3,390	1.29	1.10	$ 17.02	$ 35,400
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	3,320	1.20	1.03	$ 18.01	$ 37,460
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	3,050	1.37	1.17	$ 17.69	$ 36,800
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	2,980	1.60	1.36	$ 17.81	$ 37,040
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	2,670	1.63	1.39	$ 19.28	$ 40,100

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	160	4.16	3.56	$ 15.53	$ 32,290
Dothan, AL	170	2.86	2.44	$ 18.90	$ 39,310
Flagstaff, AZ	170	2.72	2.32	$ 17.70	$ 36,820
Jackson, MI	150	2.60	2.22	$ 15.13	$ 31,460
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	120	2.50	2.14	$ 18.41	$ 38,280
Dover, DE	160	2.43	2.07	$ 15.52	$ 32,290
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	340	2.43	2.07	$ 16.71	$ 34,750
Columbia, MO	220	2.33	1.99	$ 15.08	$ 31,360
Anchorage, AK	390	2.32	1.98	$ 17.93	$ 37,290
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	120	2.30	1.96	$ 16.65	$ 34,630