Fashion designers

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2020 Workforce

27.3k

Average Age

38.4

Estimated Job Growth

−4.59%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$56,322

Average Male Salary

$76,171

Average Female Salary

$52,257

About

Fashion designers are most often employed by the Specialized design services industry. The average yearly wage for Fashion designers was $56,322 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Fashion designers are Upper East Side PUMA, NY, Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY, and Murray Hill, Gramercy & Stuyvesant Town PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Fashion designers are Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY, Upper East Side PUMA, NY, and Greenpoint & Williamsburg PUMA, NY.

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Employment and salary information for the Fashion designers workforce. Fashion designers workforce in 2020 was 27,260 people, of which 83% were women and 17% were men. Fashion designers are paid most in LA City (North Central/Van Nuys & North Sherman Oaks) PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

4,633

Male Workforce

± 1.67k

22,627

Female Workforce

± 3.69k

The Fashion designers workforce in 2020 was 27,260 people (83% women and 17% men). This implies an average annual growth of 7.77% between 2018 (25,295) and 2020 (27,260).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

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

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Connecticut ($93,460), New York ($84,181), and Massachusetts ($73,942).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$56,322

AVERAGE WAGE

#216 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Fashion designers earned an average of $56,322, $368 more than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Fashion designers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.48

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Fashion designers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.48, which is higher than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Fashion designers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Fashion designers and on wages for those in the field. Specialized design services is the industry that employs the most Fashion designers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Fashion designers, by average wage, is Not specified retail trade ($105,405).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

27.3k

2020 Workforce

± 4,053

5.3%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 20.2%

This graphic shows the share of Fashion designers employed by various industries. Specialized design services employs the largest share of Fashion designers at 48%, followed by Clothing stores with 35.2% and Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing with 16.8%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Fashion designers in the US. The workforce of Fashion designers in 2020 was 27,260 people, with 83% woman, and 17% men. The average age of male Fashion designers in the workforce is 40.7 and of female Fashion designers is 37.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Fashion designers is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Fashion designers in 2020 was 27,260 people, with 83% woman, and 17% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (4,958 people), 30 to 34 years (4,086 people), and 35 to 39 years (3,116 people). Among them they concentrated 45.3% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 15% of Fashion designers workers were Hispanic and 85% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (61.1%), Puerto Rican (23.9)%, and Ecuadorian (15.1)%

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Races

In 2020, 72.8% of the Fashion designers workforce were White, of which 84.3% were women and 15.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (10.9%) and Black (7.07%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Fashion designers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Fashion designers is Visual & Performing Arts but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Visual & Performing Arts.

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 Fashion designers in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Visual & Performing Arts (8,494 people), Business (1,698 people), and Engineering (898 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Fashion designers workers were Bachelors Degree (14,090 people), Some college (4,578 people), and Associates Degree (3,389 people).

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

Projections

Projections on job growth for Fashion Designers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Fashion Designers are expected to see a growth of −4.59% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

−4.59%

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 Fashion designers. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.