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Occupational Description

Design, cut, and arrange live, dried, or artificial flowers and foliage.

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Floral Designers

Employment Outlook for Floral Designers

Statewide Employment Analysis	2008 employment is estimated to be at about the regional average. This occupation is expected to grow at a somewhat faster rate than the regional average. Total job openings are projected to be at about the regional average. Reasonable employment opportunities exist.

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Current Employment Department Job Openings for Floral Designers There are 2 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 2 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Wage Offered
Floral Designer	4/9/10	Newport	N/A DOE
Floral Designer	7/27/10	Grants Pass	DOE

Job Openings from the Web for Floral Designers There are no openings for this occupation.

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

Wages for Floral Designers

Region	---------------- 2010 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th
Oregon Statewide	$8.92	$9.65	$10.75	$12.10	$14.01	$11.06	$22,993
Multnomah / Washington	9.05	9.86	10.80	11.98	13.83	11.06	23,004
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	9.83	10.92	12.24	13.80	15.01	12.56	26,137
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	8.71	9.17	9.81	10.82	11.91	10.25	21,327
Lane	8.92	9.62	10.75	12.04	13.70	10.96	22,789
Coos / Curry	8.54	8.73	9.06	9.39	10.75	9.27	19,282
Jackson / Josephine	8.65	9.02	9.78	10.82	11.55	9.90	20,588
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	8.79	9.37	10.25	11.58	12.40	10.46	21,769

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Regional Employment Projections for Floral Designers

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
	2008	2018			Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	647	725	78	12.1%	8	21	29
Multnomah / Washington	170	168	-2	-1.2%	0	5	5
Lane	87	98	11	12.6%	1	3	4
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	79	88	9	11.4%	1	3	4
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	63	81	18	28.6%	2	2	4
Clackamas	58	59	1	1.7%	0	2	2
Jackson / Josephine	36	40	4	11.1%	0	1	2
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	30	32	2	6.7%	0	1	1
Morrow / Umatilla	22	26	4	18.2%	0	1	1
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	20	23	3	15.0%	0	1	1
Baker / Union / Wallowa	15	16	1	6.7%	0	1	1
Douglas	14	15	1	7.1%	0	0	1
Coos / Curry	11	12	1	9.1%	0	0	1
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	11	12	1	9.1%	0	0	1
Grant / Harney / Malheur	10	11	1	10.0%	0	0	0
Klamath / Lake	9	9	0	0.0%	0	0	0

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Industries of Employment for Floral Designers

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2008 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	647
Total, All Industries	Private	647
Retail Trade	Private	637
Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers	Private	13
Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores	Private	13
Food and Beverage Stores	Private	97
Grocery Stores	Private	97
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores	Private	14
Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores	Private	14
General Merchandise Stores	Private	21
Other General Merchandise Stores	Private	21
Miscellaneous Store Retailers	Private	483
Florists	Private	460
Office Supplies, Stationery, and Gift Stores	Private	23

Educational Requirements for Floral Designers Workers must have moderate-term on-the-job training to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with postsecondary training have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Floral Designers

• Apply Creativity To Image
• Confer With Clients To Discuss And Determine Layout Design
• Create Art From Ideas
• Identify Plants And Flowers For Decorative Value
• Meet Deadlines
• Perceive Color, Balance And Proportion
• Prepare Floral Arrangements
• Provide Customer Service
• Utilize Characteristics Of Materials In Graphic Or Floral Design

Schools and Training Providers for Floral 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.

• Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management

Floral Design Institute, Inc. 1500 NW 18th Avenue Suite 109 Portland, OR 97209-2554 Phone: (503) 223-8089 Programs of Training: Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Floral Designers No Career Pathway links were found for this occupation.

Related Occupations The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Floral 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
Interior Designers	32%