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Occupational Description

Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, or logos. May use a variety of mediums to achieve artistic or decorative effects.

Employment Outlook for Graphic Designers

Statewide Employment Analysis	2006 employment is estimated to be larger than the statewide average This occupation is expected to grow at about the statewide average. Total job openings are projected to be somewhat higher than the statewide average. Reasonable employment opportunities exist for trained workers.

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Current Job Openings for Graphic Designers

There are 6 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 6 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Wage Offered
Art Outsourcing Manager - 599	11/14/09	Eugene	DOE
Graphic Designer - Part Time	11/13/09	Portland	DOE
Project Coordinator (Web / Graphic Design)	11/5/09	Beaverton	DOE
Analog Designer	10/27/09	Hillsboro
Catalog Designer	9/24/09	Grants Pass	DOE
Graphic Designer Ii	9/23/09	Medford	$35,000/yr to $45,000/yr DOE

State of Oregon License Information for Graphic Designers

No statewide license is required for this occupation.

Wages for Graphic Designers

Region	---------------- 2009 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th	Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
Oregon Statewide	$12.86	$15.58	$19.28	$24.70	$30.71	$20.79	$43,249
Multnomah / Washington	14.29	17.02	21.19	25.60	31.53	22.28	46,345
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	13.05	14.96	18.02	22.29	27.51	18.97	39,462
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	13.19	14.82	17.25	20.01	26.48	18.13	37,715
Lane	10.17	13.51	17.01	20.45	27.97	18.01	37,468
Coos / Curry	11.27	13.13	14.84	17.43	21.02	15.39	32,001
Jackson / Josephine	12.73	14.62	18.37	24.95	31.77	20.73	43,119
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	13.47	16.52	18.58	20.96	24.97	18.84	39,189
Clackamas	13.65	16.73	20.94	29.28	37.59	23.70	49,280

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Regional Employment Projections for Graphic Designers

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
Region	2006	2016	Change	% Change	Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	2,438	2,816	378	15.5%	38	35	73
Multnomah / Washington	1,321	1,531	210	15.9%	21	19	40
Lane	280	318	38	13.6%	4	4	8
Clackamas	171	200	29	17.0%	3	3	5
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	149	171	22	14.8%	2	2	4
Jackson / Josephine	134	148	14	10.4%	1	2	3
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	96	120	24	25.0%	2	1	4
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	79	92	13	16.5%	1	1	2
Klamath / Lake	25	24	-1	-4.0%	0	0	0
Douglas	24	33	9	37.5%	1	0	1
Morrow / Umatilla	16	21	5	31.2%	1	0	1
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	16	17	1	6.2%	0	0	0
Coos / Curry	15	17	2	13.3%	0	0	0
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	13	15	2	15.4%	0	0	0
Grant / Harney / Malheur	6	7	1	16.7%	0	0	0
Baker / Union / Wallowa	6	8	2	33.3%	0	0	0

Replacement openings are caused by existing workers permanently leaving their occupation. Many additional job openings occur due to job changes within occupations.

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Industries of Employment for Graphic Designers

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2006 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	2,438
Total, All Industries	Private	2,308
Manufacturing	Private	459
Paper Manufacturing	Private	29
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	Private	29
Printing and Related Support Activities	Private	193
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	Private	44
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing	Private	20
Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing	Private	20
Miscellaneous Manufacturing	Private	99
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	Private	96
Wholesale Trade	Private	220
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	Private	25
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	Private	183
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	Private	135
Retail Trade	Private	92
Nonstore Retailers	Private	29
Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	Private	29
Information	Private	505
Publishing Industries (except Internet)	Private	402
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	Private	320
Software Publishers	Private	82
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	Private	58
Motion Picture and Video Industries	Private	58
Broadcasting (except Internet)	Private	28
Radio and Television Broadcasting	Private	28
Finance and Insurance	Private	24
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	Private	773
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	Private	39
Specialized Design Services	Private	315
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	Private	76
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	Private	20
Advertising and Related Services	Private	298
Management of Companies and Enterprises	Private	81
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	Private	48
Administrative and Support Services	Private	48
Health Care and Social Assistance	Private	21
Other Services (except Public Administration)	Private	36
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	Private	31
Religious Organizations	Private	19
Total, All Industries	Federal	25
Federal Government (Non-Postal)	Federal	25
Total, All Industries	State	21
Educational Services	State	21
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	State	21
Total, All Industries	Local	72
Educational Services	Local	24
Public Administration	Local	23

Educational Requirements for Graphic Designers

Workers must have an associate degree to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with a bachelor's degree have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Graphic Designers

Apply Airbrush Techniques
Apply Art Theory And History
Apply Creativity To Graphics
Apply Creativity To Image
Apply Graphic Arts Techniques
Apply Page Layout And Composition Techniques
Confer With Clients To Discuss And Determine Layout Design
Create Art From Ideas
Design Advertising Layouts
Determine Optimum Process For Reproduction Of Printed Materials
Distinguish Details In Graphic Production Setting
Interpret And Apply Copyright Laws
Make Presentations
Meet Deadlines
Organize Commercial Artistic And Design Projects
Perceive Color, Balance And Proportion
Prepare Artwork For Camera And Press
Use Computer Design And Graphics Software
Use Creativity In Graphic Design
Use Desktop Publishing Software
Use Marketing Techniques
Use Paper Characteristics In Selecting Publishing And Printing Processes
Utilize Characteristics Of Materials In Graphic Or Floral Design

Schools and Training Providers for Graphic Designers

The training providers listed below offer one or more of the following programs:

Chemeketa Community College 4000 Lancaster Dr NE Salem, OR 97305 Phone: (503) 399-5000 Programs of Training: Design and Visual Communications, General	Mt Hood Community College 26000 SE Stark St Gresham, OR 97030 Phone: (503) 491-6422 Programs of Training: Graphic Design	Pacific Northwest College of Art 1241 NW Johnson Portland, OR 97209 Phone: (503) 226-4391 Programs of Training: Graphic Design
Tillamook Bay Community College 2510 First St Tillamook, OR 97141 Phone: (503) 842-8222 Programs of Training: Web Page, Digital/Multimedia & Information Resources Design	Portland State University 724 SW Harrison Portland, OR 97201 Phone: (503) 725-4433 Programs of Training: Graphic Design	The Art Institute of Portland 1122 NW Davis St. Portland, OR 97209 Phone: (503) 228-6528 Programs of Training: Design and Visual Communications, General Computer Graphics Web Page, Digital/Multimedia & Information Resources Design Commercial and Advertising Art Graphic Design
Clackamas Community College 19600 South Molalla Ave Oregon City, OR 97045 Phone: (503) 657-6958 Programs of Training: Web Page, Digital/Multimedia & Information Resources Design	Southwestern Oregon Community College 1988 Newmark Ave Coos Bay, OR 97420 Phone: (541) 888-2525 Programs of Training: Web Page, Digital/Multimedia & Information Resources Design	Portland Community College 12000 SW 49th Avenue Portland, OR 97219 Phone: (503) 244-6111 Programs of Training: Commercial and Advertising Art
ITT Technical Institute-Portland 6035 NE 78th Ct Portland, OR 97218 Phone: (503) 255-6500 Programs of Training: Web Page, Digital/Multimedia & Information Resources Design	Lane Community College 4000 E 30th Ave Eugene, OR 97405 Phone: (541) 463-3000 Programs of Training: Commercial and Advertising Art

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Graphic Designers

These Oregon community colleges have defined career pathway roadmaps to facilitate entry into this occupation:

Related Occupations

The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Graphic 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	78%
Art Directors	58%
Artists And Related Workers, All Other	51%
Multi-Media Artists And Animators	49%
Fashion Designers	41%
Commercial And Industrial Designers	37%
Set And Exhibit Designers	28%
Desktop Publishers	25%
Floral Designers	23%
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, And Illustrators	22%

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