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Occupational Description

Design special exhibits and movie, television, and theater sets. May study scripts, confer with directors, and conduct research to determine appropriate architectural styles.

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Set and Exhibit Designers

Employment Outlook for Set and Exhibit Designers

Statewide Employment Analysis	2008 employment is estimated to be much smaller than the regional average. This occupation is expected to grow at a much slower rate than the regional average. Total job openings are projected to be much lower than the regional average. Due to few projected job openings in this occupation, reasonable employment opportunities do not exist.

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Current Employment Department Job Openings for Set and Exhibit Designers There are no openings for this occupation.

Job Openings from the Web for Set and Exhibit 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 4 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 4 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Employer
By The Swingset	8/19/10	Portland
By The Swingset	7/23/10	Portland
3D, Exhibit & Environmental Designer	6/17/10	Portland	Second Story Interactive Studios
Set Designer needed	6/4/10	Salem

State of Oregon License Information for Set and Exhibit Designers No statewide license is required for this occupation.

Wages for Set and Exhibit Designers

Region	---------------- 2010 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th
Oregon Statewide	$16.20	$18.69	$23.91	$33.08	$41.92	$26.37	$54,863

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Regional Employment Projections for Set and Exhibit Designers

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
	2008	2018			Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	100	103	3	3.0%	0	3	3
Multnomah / Washington	76	85	9	11.8%	1	3	3
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	12	12	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Jackson / Josephine	6	7	1	16.7%	0	0	0
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	5	5	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Lane	3	3	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Morrow / Umatilla	2	3	1	50.0%	0	0	0
Clackamas	2	2	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	1	1	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Douglas	1	1	0	0.0%	0	0	0

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Industries of Employment for Set and Exhibit Designers

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2008 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	100
Total, All Industries	Private	86
Manufacturing	Private	15
Miscellaneous Manufacturing	Private	15
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	Private	15
Information	Private	40
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	Private	39
Motion Picture and Video Industries	Private	39
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	Private	23
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	Private	11
Performing Arts Companies	Private	11
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	Private	12
Total, All Industries	Local	12
Public Administration	Local	11
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support	Local	11

Educational Requirements for Set and Exhibit 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 Set and Exhibit Designers

• Apply Airbrush Techniques
• Apply Art Theory And History
• Apply Creativity To Image
• Apply Stage Craft
• Confer With Clients To Discuss And Determine Layout Design
• Create Art From Ideas
• Design Interior Spaces
• Draw Prototypes And Plans To Scale
• Interpret And Analyze Scripts
• Make Presentations
• Meet Deadlines
• Organize Commercial Artistic And Design Projects
• Perceive Color, Balance And Proportion
• Plan And Design Art Or Museum Exhibits
• Research Work-Related Topics Using Library Resources
• Understand Artistic Crafts Production Methods
• Use Hand And Power Tools To Create Art
• Utilize Characteristics Of Materials In Interior Design

Schools and Training Providers for Set and Exhibit 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.

• Design and Visual Communications, General

Chemeketa Community College 4000 Lancaster Dr NE Salem, OR 97305 Phone: (503) 399-5000 Programs of Training: Design and Visual Communications, General	Linn-Benton Community College 6500 Pacific Blvd SW Albany, OR 97321 Phone: (541) 917-4999 Programs of Training: Design and Visual Communications, General	The Art Institute of Portland 1122 NW Davis St. Portland, OR 97209 Phone: (503) 228-6528 Programs of Training: Design and Visual Communications, General
Portland Community College 12000 SW 49th Avenue Portland, OR 97219 Phone: (503) 244-6111 Programs of Training: Design and Visual Communications, General	ITT Technical Institute-Portland 6035 NE 78th Ct Portland, OR 97218 Phone: (503) 255-6500 Programs of Training: Design and Visual Communications, General

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Set and Exhibit Designers No Career Pathway links were found for this occupation.

Related Occupations The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Set and Exhibit 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
Fashion Designers	50%
Designers, All Other	43%
Interior Designers	42%
Craft Artists	31%