Other designers

Detailed Occupation

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2021 Workforce

321k

Average Age

41.6

Estimated Job Growth

10-year projection

Average Salary

$74,752

Average Male Salary

$82,728

Average Female Salary

$63,995

About

Other designers are most often employed by the Specialized design services industry. The average yearly wage for Other designers was $74,752 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Other designers are Brooklyn Heights & Fort Greene PUMA, NY, South of Market & Potrero PUMA, CA, and Chelsea, Clinton & Midtown Business District PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Other designers are Brooklyn Heights & Fort Greene PUMA, NY, Inner Mission & Castro PUMA, CA, and South of Market & Potrero PUMA, CA.

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Employment and salary information for the Other designers workforce. Other designers workforce in 2021 was 321,064 people, of which 42.6% were women and 57.4% were men. Other designers are paid most in Sunset District (North) PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Brooklyn Heights & Fort Greene PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

184,357

Male Workforce

± 10.5k

136,707

Female Workforce

± 9.07k

The Other designers workforce in 2021 was 321,064 people (42.6% women and 57.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of 3.91% between 2018 (308,982) and 2021 (321,064).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Other designers.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Delaware ($100,050), Washington ($93,286), and California ($91,302).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$74,752

AVERAGE WAGE

#129 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Other designers earned an average of $74,752, $15,156 more than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Other designers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.384

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Other designers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.384, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Other designers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Other designers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Other designers and on wages for those in the field. Specialized design services is the industry that employs the most Other designers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Other designers, by average wage, is Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing ($171,152).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

321k

2021 Workforce

± 13,896

0.228%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.11%

This graphic shows the share of Other designers employed by various industries. Specialized design services employs the largest share of Other designers at 46.9%, followed by Architectural, engineering & related services with 37.6% and Construction with 15.5%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Other designers in the US. The workforce of Other designers in 2021 was 321,064 people, with 42.6% woman, and 57.4% men. The average age of male Other designers in the workforce is 42.6 and of female Other designers is 40.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Other designers is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Other designers in 2021 was 321,064 people, with 42.6% woman, and 57.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (48,042 people), 25 to 29 years (46,300 people), and 35 to 39 years (42,130 people). Among them they concentrated 42.5% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 11.5% of Other designers workers were Hispanic and 88.5% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (77.1%), Puerto Rican (13.3)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (9.66)%

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Races

In 2021, 74.4% of the Other designers workforce were White, of which 42.1% were women and 57.9% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (11.7%) and Two or More Races (5.46%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Other designers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Other designers is Visual & Performing Arts but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Architecture and Related Services.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Other designers in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Visual & Performing Arts (66,104 people), Engineering (24,472 people), and Architecture and Related Services (20,498 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Other designers workers were Bachelors Degree (148,633 people), Graduate Degree (51,563 people), and Some college (50,544 people).

The graphic shows the Other designers workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Designers, All Other and Set and Exhibit Designers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Designers, All Other and Set and Exhibit Designers are expected to see a growth of 0% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Designers, All Other and Set and Exhibit Designers.

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Other designers. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.