Graphic designers

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2023 Workforce

278k

Average Age

38.6

Estimated Job Growth

2.47%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$60,640

Average Male Salary

$67,495

Average Female Salary

$54,644

About

Graphic designers are most often employed by the Specialized design services industry. The average yearly wage for Graphic designers was $60,640 in 2023.

The locations that employ the most Graphic designers are NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY, NYC-Brooklyn Community District 1--Williamsburg & Greenpoint PUMA, NY, and Duval County (Southwest Central)--Jacksonville City (Southwest) PUMA, FL. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Graphic designers are NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY, North Central Oklahoma Counties--Stillwater, Guthrie & Cushing Cities PUMA, OK, and Los Angeles County (West Central)--LA City (West Los Angeles, Century City & Palms) PUMA, CA.

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Employment and salary information for the Graphic designers workforce. Graphic designers workforce in 2023 was 277,524 people, of which 53.3% were women and 46.7% were men. Graphic designers are paid most in Capital Region Planning Commission 5--Ascension Parish PUMA, LA but are relatively concentrated in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 4--Bushwick PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

129,485

Male Workforce

± 8.83k

148,039

Female Workforce

± 9.44k

The Graphic designers workforce in 2023 was 277,524 people (53.3% women and 46.7% men). This implies an average annual growth of 6.12% between 2018 (261,527) and 2023 (277,524).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Graphic designers.

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($95,378), New Hampshire ($78,506), and California ($77,581).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$60,640

AVERAGE WAGE

#247 in the ranking (2023)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Graphic designers earned an average of $60,640, $7,087 less than the average national salary of $67,727

The graph shows the ranking of Graphic designers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2023.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.371

WAGE GINI

In 2023, Graphic designers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.371, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Graphic designers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Graphic designers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Graphic designers and on wages for those in the field. Specialized design services is the industry that employs the most Graphic designers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Graphic designers, by average wage, is Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing ($151,650).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

278k

2023 Workforce

± 12,922

0.87%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.54%

This graphic shows the share of Graphic designers employed by various industries. Specialized design services employs the largest share of Graphic designers at 41.5%, followed by uninformed with 29% and Advertising, public relations & related services with 15.6%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Graphic designers in the US. The workforce of Graphic designers in 2023 was 277,524 people, with 53.3% woman, and 46.7% men. The average age of male Graphic designers in the workforce is 40.1 and of female Graphic designers is 37.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Graphic designers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Graphic designers in 2023 was 277,524 people, with 53.3% woman, and 46.7% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (48,790 people), 30 to 34 years (46,048 people), and 35 to 39 years (38,149 people). Among them they concentrated 48% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 12.9% of Graphic designers workers were Hispanic and 87.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (44.6%), Puerto Rican (14.7)%, and Cuban (6.23)%

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Races

In 2023, 73.2% of the Graphic designers workforce were White, of which 54.7% were women and 45.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (8.87%) and Two or More Races (8.4%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Graphic designers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Graphic designers is Visual & Performing Arts but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Communication Technologies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Graphic designers in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Visual & Performing Arts (108,170 people), Communications (16,108 people), and Business (13,293 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Graphic designers workers were Bachelors Degree (164,661 people), Some college (39,740 people), and Associates Degree (31,143 people).

The graphic shows the Graphic designers workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Graphic Designers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 4.02%, but Graphic Designers are expected to see a growth of 2.47% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

2.47%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

4.02%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Graphic designers. This profession is expected to grow less than than 4.02%, the average rate of national job growth.