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
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 4,410474$27.64/hr$0.75/hr$16.51/hr$20.32/hr$26.02/hr$33.28/hr$40.66/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
Professional and Business Services1,800$29.26/hr
Manufacturing1,230$23.17/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities370$27.52/hr
Education and Health Services170$27.51/hr
Leisure and Hospitality110$25.12/hr
Financial Activities80$29.96/hr
Other Services40$19.71/hr
Public Administration40$31.56/hr
Construction10$32.75/hr
Other Regional Data For Graphic Designers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 4,410 $26.02/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 390 $21.33/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 330 $23.21/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 220 $17.81/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 180 $17.76/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 100 $16.57/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 90 $19.15/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 80 $19.69/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 70 $17.65/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 70 $34.41/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 50 $19.90/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest 30 $24.19/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 30 $19.69/hr N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Interior Designers1,550$29.46/hrN/A
Producers and Directors1,090$32.76/hrN/A
Art Directors910$50.74/hrN/A
Commercial and Industrial Designers370$32.79/hrN/A
Fashion Designers160$30.71/hrN/A
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture150$23.52/hrN/A
Set and Exhibit Designers120$25.67/hrN/A
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and IllustratorsN/A$28.61/hrN/A
Tasks for Graphic Designers