Clothing Designer: Job, Salary, and School Information from The Riley Guide

Clothing Designer

Career and Education Info

Job Numbers and Growth

There are about 20,000 clothing designer in the United States. Unemployment for this occupation is low when compared to other careers.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

17% of employees work on a part-time basis. 24% of the time, people working as clothing designer are their own boss.

Training and Education

If you want to pursue this career, you will benefit from having an associate degree. The percentage of employees with a 4 year degree is 55%. According to 2008 data 31% of clothing designer have attended college, but do not have a degree. Among workers, 14% have a high-school diploma, but no college education. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which, if any, could help you with this career.

Area Job Conditions

Jobs for this occupation are most common in New York (New York), Columbus (Ohio), and San Francisco (California), but are rarer in Minneapolis (Minnesota), Denver (Colorado), and Dallas (Texas).

Clothing designer are paid comparatively more in Portland (Maine), Nassau (New York), and San Francisco (California) and comparatively less in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), Riverside (California), and Las Vegas (Nevada).

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Clothing Designer: Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area

The table below shows data for Clothing Designer, as of 2008. The Popularity in Area number tells you how common jobs for Clothing Designer are in the area, compared to other US metro areas. A value of 1.0 means an average number of people in the position for area population. Lower numbers mean fewer of these positions in the metro area. The most popular areas for Clothing Designer are starred .

State	Area	Positions	Typical Pay	Popularity in Area
California	Oakland	110	$75,760	1.2
California	Riverside	110	$51,630	0.9
California	San Francisco	310	$80,160	3.4
California	San Jose	70	$61,880	0.8
California	Santa Ana	390	$69,840	2.8
Colorado	Denver	50	$64,100	0.4
Florida	Orlando	150	$57,570	1.6
Florida	Tampa	110	$43,490	1
Florida	West Palm Beach	30	$81,140	0.6
Maine	Portland	60	$82,340	3.3
Massachusetts	Boston	130	$50,930	0.8
Massachusetts	Framingham	30	$58,410	2.1
Minnesota	Minneapolis	100	$51,560	0.6
Missouri	Kansas City	70		0.7
Nevada	Las Vegas	70	$48,680	0.8
New York	Nassau	190	$87,420	1.6
New York	New York	7,140	$80,270	15.1
Ohio	Columbus	420	$58,430	4.9
Pennsylvania	Allentown	60	$65,150	2
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	140	$49,430	0.8
Texas	Dallas	80	$52,150	0.4
Washington	Seattle	100	$71,960	0.8