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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	2006 employment is estimated to be somewhat smaller than the statewide average. This occupation is expected to grow at about the statewide average. Total job openings are projected to be much lower than the statewide average. Due to low projected job openings in this occupation, reasonable employment opportunities do not exist.

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Current Job Openings for Set And Exhibit Designers There are no openings for this occupation.

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	---------------- 2009 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th
Oregon Statewide	$15.00	$18.38	$25.38	$32.31	$39.17	$26.26	$54,629
Multnomah / Washington	15.13	18.84	27.25	33.70	40.27	27.24	56,668

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Regional Employment Projections for Set And Exhibit Designers

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
	2006	2016			Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	129	146	17	13.2%	2	2	4
Multnomah / Washington	86	98	12	14.0%	1	1	2
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	9	12	3	33.3%	0	0	0
Jackson / Josephine	6	6	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Lane	6	6	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	5	5	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Clackamas	4	3	-1	-25.0%	0	0	0
Douglas	3	3	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	2	3	1	50.0%	0	0	0
Klamath / Lake	1	1	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Morrow / Umatilla	1	2	1	100.0%	0	0	0
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	0	2	2	NA	0	0	0

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Industries of Employment for Set And Exhibit Designers

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2006 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	129
Total, All Industries	Private	113
Information	Private	35
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	Private	33
Motion Picture and Video Industries	Private	33
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	Private	61
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	Private	14
Performing Arts Companies	Private	14
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	Private	47
Total, All Industries	Local	12

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 one or more of the following programs:

• Design and Visual Communications, General
• Illustration

Chemeketa Community College 4000 Lancaster Dr NE Salem, OR 97305 Phone: (503) 399-5000 Programs of Training: Design and Visual Communications, General

Pacific Northwest College of Art 1241 NW Johnson Portland, OR 97209 Phone: (503) 226-4391 Programs of Training: Illustration

The Art Institute of Portland 1122 NW Davis St. Portland, OR 97209 Phone: (503) 228-6528 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%
Multi-Media Artists And Animators	29%
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, And Illustrators	29%
Artists And Related Workers, All Other	29%
Graphic Designers	28%
Art Directors	27%
Floral Designers	23%