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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	2006 employment is estimated to be at about the statewide average. This occupation is expected to grow somewhat faster than the statewide average. Total job openings are projected to be at about the statewide average. Reasonable, but limited, employment opportunities exist for trained workers.

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Current Job Openings for Fashion Designers There are 1 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 1 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Wage Offered
Footwear Designer Ii	12/16/09	Portland

State of Oregon License Information for Fashion Designers No statewide license is required for this occupation.

Wages for Fashion Designers

Region	---------------- 2009 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th
Oregon Statewide	$17.07	$20.43	$24.68	$31.78	$46.29	$28.27	$58,812
Multnomah / Washington	17.70	20.95	25.09	32.27	47.15	28.98	60,276

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Regional Employment Projections for Fashion Designers

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
	2006	2016			Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	464	582	118	25.4%	12	7	19
Multnomah / Washington	314	391	77	24.5%	8	5	12
Clackamas	6	5	-1	-16.7%	0	0	0
Jackson / Josephine	6	7	1	16.7%	0	0	0
Lane	4	4	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Klamath / Lake	2	1	-1	-50.0%	0	0	0
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	1	1	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	1	1	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	1	3	2	200.0%	0	0	0

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Industries of Employment for Fashion Designers

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2006 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	464
Total, All Industries	Private	462
Wholesale Trade	Private	401
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	Private	389
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	Private	389
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	Private	12
Management of Companies and Enterprises	Private	28
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	Private	15
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	Private	15
Performing Arts Companies	Private	13

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 one or more of the following programs:

• Fashion/Apparel Design

The Art Institute of Portland 1122 NW Davis St. Portland, OR 97209 Phone: (503) 228-6528 Programs of Training: Fashion/Apparel Design

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 below.

Occupation	Skill Overlap
Designers, All Other	54%
Set And Exhibit Designers	50%
Graphic Designers	41%
Art Directors	38%
Interior Designers	36%
Multi-Media Artists And Animators	36%
Artists And Related Workers, All Other	35%
Craft Artists	31%
Commercial And Industrial Designers	30%
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, And Illustrators	29%