Graphic designers
Detailed Occupation
Add ComparisonGraphic designers are most often employed by the Specialized design services industry. The average yearly wage for Graphic designers was $54,990 in 2020.
The locations that employ the most Graphic designers are Greenpoint & Williamsburg PUMA, NY, Bushwick PUMA, NY, and Jacksonville City (Southwest) PUMA, FL. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Graphic designers are Bushwick PUMA, NY, Santa Monica City PUMA, CA, and Greenpoint & Williamsburg PUMA, NY.
Employment and salary information for the Graphic designers workforce. Graphic designers workforce in 2020 was 270,930 people, of which 51.6% were women and 48.4% were men. Graphic designers are paid most in Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Bushwick PUMA, NY.
The Graphic designers workforce in 2020 was 270,930 people (51.6% women and 48.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of 4% between 2018 (260,522) and 2020 (270,930).
This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Graphic designers.
During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($73,381), Delaware ($71,492), and New York ($69,234).
In 2020, Graphic designers earned an average of $54,990, $963 less than the average national salary of $55,954
The graph shows the ranking of Graphic designers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.
In 2020, Graphic 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 Graphic designers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).
The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Graphic designers compared to the entire workforce in the country.
Information on the industries that employ Graphic designers and on wages for those in the field. Specialized design services is the industry that employs the most Graphic designers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Graphic designers, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($136,851).
This graphic shows the share of Graphic designers employed by various industries. Specialized design services employs the largest share of Graphic designers at 63.1%, followed by Advertising, public relations & related services with 20% and Printing & related support activities with 17%.
Demographic information on Graphic designers in the US. The workforce of Graphic designers in 2020 was 270,930 people, with 51.6% woman, and 48.4% men. The average age of male Graphic designers in the workforce is 40.1 and of female Graphic designers is 37.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Graphic designers is White.
The workforce of Graphic designers in 2020 was 270,930 people, with 51.6% woman, and 48.4% men.
The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (49,227 people), 30 to 34 years (41,545 people), and 35 to 39 years (37,086 people). Among them they concentrated 47.3% of the total workforce.
In 2020, 11.3% of Graphic designers workers were Hispanic and 88.7% non-Hispanic.
The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (73.9%), Puerto Rican (14.6)%, and Cuban (11.5)%
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In 2020, 79.3% of the Graphic designers workforce were White, of which 52.9% were women and 47.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (8.52%) and Black (4.9%).
Data on higher education choices for Graphic designers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Graphic designers is Visual & Performing Arts but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Visual & Performing Arts.
The most common majors achieved by Graphic designers in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Visual & Performing Arts (96,396 people), Communications (12,572 people), and Business (11,895 people).
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The main educational levels achieved by the Graphic designers workers were Bachelors Degree (154,000 people), Some college (45,379 people), and Associates Degree (34,204 people).
The graphic shows the Graphic designers workforce by gender and educational level.
Projections on job growth for Graphic Designers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Graphic Designers are expected to see a growth of −3.8% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.
This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Graphic designers. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.
