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Occupational Report
for Fashion Designers (27-1022)
, Oregon Statewide
Occupational Description
Design clothing and accessories. Create original garments or design garments that follow well established fashion trends. May develop the line of color and kinds of materials.
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Fashion Designers
Employment Outlook
for Fashion Designers
| Statewide Employment Analysis |
2008 employment is estimated to be somewhat smaller than the regional average. This occupation is expected to grow at at about the regional average rate. Total job openings are projected to be at about the regional average.Limited employment opportunities exist for trained workers. |
Data Sources and Limitations
Current Employment Department Job Openings
for Fashion Designers
There are no openings for this occupation.
Job Openings from the Web
for Fashion Designers
The following job openings have been automatically extracted from various sites across the Web.
These links are provided as supplemental resources. However, the Employment Department cannot
validate these openings nor endorse any of these external sites. Some of these jobs may no
longer be open. In some cases, a single opening may be posted on multiple sites.
There are 6 current openings for this occupation.
Openings 1 through 6
are listed below.
State of Oregon License Information
for Fashion Designers
No statewide license is required for this occupation.
Wages
for Fashion Designers
| Region |
---------------- 2010 Wages ---------------- |
| Percentiles (hourly wages) |
Avg
Hourly
($/hr) |
Avg
Annual |
| 10th |
25th |
50th
(median) |
75th |
90th |
| Oregon Statewide |
$17.46 |
$20.50 |
$24.27 |
$30.70 |
$44.84
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$27.51 |
$57,230 |
| Multnomah / Washington |
17.93 |
20.81 |
24.37 |
30.36 |
43.54
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27.42 |
57,049 |
Data Sources and Limitations
Industries of Employment
for Fashion Designers
Educational Requirements
for Fashion Designers
Workers must have a bachelor's degree to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with a bachelor's degree and related work experience have a competitive advantage in this labor market.
Skills
for Fashion Designers
- Apply Art Theory And History
- Apply Creativity To Image
- Apply Graphic Arts Techniques
- Confer With Clients To Discuss And Determine Layout Design
- Create Art From Ideas
- Draw Prototypes And Plans To Scale
- Lay Out Textile Projects
- Make Presentations
- Meet Deadlines
- Organize Commercial Artistic And Design Projects
- Perceive Color, Balance And Proportion
- Prepare Artwork For Camera And Press
- Recognize Characteristics Of Textiles
- Research Work-Related Topics Using Library Resources
- Understand Artistic Crafts Production Methods
- Use Computer Design And Graphics Software
- Use Hand And Power Tools To Create Art
- Use Marketing Techniques
Schools and Training Providers
for Fashion Designers
The training providers listed below offer programs related to this occupation. This information is updated once per year. Anyone interested in a particular program should check with the training institution regarding its availability. Listing these training providers does not necessarily constitute or imply their endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the State of Oregon.
Career Pathway Roadmaps
for Fashion Designers
No Career Pathway links were found for this occupation.
Related Occupations
The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Fashion Designers matches the occupation in the list.
A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed
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