Fashion designers held about 22,300 jobs in 2012, working in wholesale or manufacturing establishments. The median annual wage for fashion designers was $62,860 in 2012. Employment of fashion designers is projected to decline 3% from 2012 to 2022 due to declining employment in the apparel manufacturing industry.

1. A Fashion Designer
I want to be a fashion designer because I always
designed my own clothes. Being a fashion designer is
a lot of responsibilities.
Salary:
Management of
companies and
enterprises
$78,590
Specialized design
services
62,560
Apparel
manufacturing
62,390
Apparel, piece
goods, and notions
merchant
wholesalers
60,590
Wholesale
electronic markets
and agents and
brokers
57,950

2. Work Environment: Fashion designers held about
22,300 jobs in 2012. Fashion designers work in
wholesales or manufacturing establishments
Apparel, piece
goods, and notions
merchant
wholesalers
28%
Apparel
manufacturing
17
Management of
companies and
enterprises
12
Specialized design
services
5
Wholesale
electronic markets
and agents and
brokers
2
About 25% of fashion designers were self-made in
2012.

3. Pay: The median annual wage for fashion designers
was $62,860 in May 2012.
Job Outlook:Employment of fashion designers is
projected to decline 3 percent from 2012 to 2022.
Declining employment in the apparel manufacturing
industry is preventing overall employment of fashion
designers from increasing.
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job worth, and pay of fashion designers with similar
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