DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

27-1024 Graphic Designers

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. Excludes "Web and Digital Interface Designers" (15-1255).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Northwest Balance of State 22036$23.25/hr$1.30/hr$13.94/hr$16.66/hr$20.70/hr$27.73/hr$35.73/hr
Minnesota 5,900472$26.02/hr$0.57/hr$15.33/hr$18.86/hr$24.23/hr$31.24/hr$39.02/hr
U S 215,9301,943$27.45/hr$0.14/hr$14.96/hr$18.94/hr$25.31/hr$33.47/hr$43.33/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Graphic Designers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing70$21.53/hr
Information70$17.69/hr
Professional and Business Services40$31.97/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities20$20.24/hr
Education and Health Services10$28.34/hr
Other Regional Data For Graphic Designers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 4,580 $25.76/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State 280 $20.31/hr N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA 230 $20.41/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 220 $20.70/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 210 $17.72/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State 190 $17.11/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA 150 $23.05/hr N/A
Rochester MN MSA 130 $22.68/hr N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 110 $20.88/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 80 $20.20/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 60 $24.09/hr N/A
Northeast Balance of State 40 $18.51/hr N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Producers and Directors40$23.35/hrN/A
Interior Designers30$21.11/hrN/A
Commercial and Industrial Designers20$26.27/hrN/A
Set and Exhibit DesignersN/AN/AN/A
Art DirectorsN/AN/AN/A
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and IllustratorsN/AN/AN/A
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion PictureN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Graphic Designers