# Fashion Designers

SOC 27-1022. Page: https://educationguide.com/careers/fashion-designers

Design clothing and accessories. Create original designs or adapt fashion trends.

## Pay and outlook
- U.S. median wage $80,960 (middle half $51,940–$106,470; BLS May 2025)
- Ages 25-34: median $54,869; 72% hold a bachelor's or higher (Census ACS 2020-2024)
- Jobs 2025-35: 0.1%; ~2.5k openings a year; typical entry: Bachelor's degree

## Fields of degree of young workers (ages 25-34, bachelor's+)
- Commercial Art And Graphic Design: 39% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/graphic-interior-fashion-design)
- Marketing And Marketing Research: 8% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/marketing, https://educationguide.com/degrees/specialized-sales-merchandising-and-marketing-operations)
- Studio Arts: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/studio-art)
- Fine Arts: 4%
- Psychology: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/psychology)
- Business Management And Administration: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/business-administration)
- Sociology: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/sociology)
- Drama And Theater Arts: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/theatre, https://educationguide.com/degrees/arts-and-entertainment-management)
- General Business: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/business)
- Communications: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/communications, https://educationguide.com/degrees/communication-journalism-and-related-programs-other)

## Median wage by state
- AZ: $45,720
- CO: $94,140
- CT: $81,510
- FL: $43,020
- GA: $78,340
- HI: $47,990
- IN: $40,740
- KS: $59,150
- MA: $103,520
- ME: $49,530
- MI: $63,430
- MN: $42,110
- NC: $74,990
- NH: $100,160
- NJ: $101,610
- NY: $98,640
- OH: $82,050
- PA: $63,840
- TX: $40,040
- VA: $94,120
- VT: $79,610
- WA: $82,030
- WI: $57,030

Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#careers

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