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
Southeast Minnesota 39047$21.42/hr$0.63/hr$12.40/hr$17.29/hr$21.33/hr$24.29/hr$30.84/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
Manufacturing170$21.45/hr
Professional and Business Services100$22.21/hr
Information60$15.27/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities20$15.99/hr
Education and Health Services20$26.63/hr
Other Regional Data For Graphic Designers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 4,410 $26.02/hr 0.0%
Central Minnesota 480 $22.14/hr -1.9%
Southeast Minnesota 390 $21.33/hr -1.1%
Southwest Minnesota 270 $17.36/hr -3.6%
Northwest Minnesota 240 $20.68/hr -2.6%
Northeast Minnesota 220 $17.81/hr -5.6%
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Commercial and Industrial Designers120$33.24/hr-7.3%
Producers and Directors60$20.73/hr15.1%
Interior Designers50$22.36/hr-8.3%
Art Directors20$23.97/hrN/A
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and IllustratorsN/AN/AN/A
Fashion DesignersN/AN/AN/A
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion PictureN/AN/AN/A
Set and Exhibit DesignersN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Graphic Designers