Employment Percentage
-5.216802168
SOC ID
27-1022
SOC Title
Fashion Designers
ONET ID
27-1022.00
ONET Concat ID
27102200
Median Salary
82560.43
EMSI Interest Area Term
Ed Level High School
4.53
Ed Level Certificate
1.03
Ed Level Some College
25.389999
Ed Level Associates
36.169998
Ed Level Bachelors
23.98
Ed Level Masters
8.91
Ed Level Doctors
0
Typical Ed Level
an Associate degree
Career Description
Design clothing and accessories. Create original designs or adapt fashion trends.
Core Tasks
- Direct and coordinate workers involved in drawing and cutting patterns and constructing samples or finished garments.
- Examine sample garments on and off models, modifying designs to achieve desired effects.
- Sketch rough and detailed drawings of apparel or accessories, and write specifications such as color schemes, construction, material types, and accessory requirements.
- Confer with sales and management executives or with clients to discuss design ideas.
- Identify target markets for designs, looking at factors such as age, gender, and socioeconomic status.
- Attend fashion shows and review garment magazines and manuals to gather information about fashion trends and consumer preferences.
- Select materials and production techniques to be used for products.
- Provide sample garments to agents and sales representatives, and arrange for showings of sample garments at sales meetings or fashion shows.
- Adapt other designers' ideas for the mass market.
- Purchase new or used clothing and accessory items as needed to complete designs.
- Visit textile showrooms to keep up-to-date on the latest fabrics.
- Collaborate with other designers to coordinate special products and designs.
Start Annual Earnings
35536.62
Top Annual Earnings
166420.29
EMSI Career Title Slug
fashion-designer