Creative & Media
Floral Designers
Design, cut, and arrange live, dried, or artificial flowers and foliage.
Median salary (BLS)
$37,360
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$29k – $51k
Job outlook
No separate BLS projection for this specific role
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Education
Typical entry: No degree required
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Junior Floral Designers
Entry / Junior
$28,600
~2 yrs to advance
Floral Designers
Established
$37,360
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Floral Designers
Senior
$44,180
Key skills
A typical day
- •Confer with clients regarding price and type of arrangement desired and the date, time, and place of delivery.
- •Select flora and foliage for arrangements, working with numerous combinations to synthesize and develop new creations.
- •Order and purchase flowers and supplies from wholesalers and growers.
- •Deliver arrangements to customers, or oversee employees responsible for deliveries.
- •Plan arrangement according to client's requirements, using knowledge of design and properties of materials, or select appropriate standard design pattern.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Creative & Media
Explore all- University of Southern California12% admit · $86,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
- Northwestern University7% admit · $95,000 grad pay
- University of Chicago5% admit · $91,000 grad pay
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