Floral Designers
SOC 27-1023 · 2024-2034
Design, cut, and arrange live, dried, or artificial flowers and foliage.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -2.2%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $48,357per year
- Projected openings
- 5,660
- Projected change
- -2.2%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Social Perceptiveness
- Service Orientation
- Critical Thinking
- Time Management
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $51,354 | 330 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $48,072 | 120 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $47,984 | 1,380 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $47,980 | 420 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $47,880 | 350 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $47,065 | 590 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $46,993 | 320 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $46,850 | 60 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $46,634 | 100 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $46,562 | 60 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $46,007 | 270 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $45,504 | 160 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $45,401 | 40 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $45,329 | 130 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $45,186 | 780 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $44,354 | 60 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $43,121 | 120 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $39,947 | 60 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $39,844 | 160 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $39,700 | 100 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $36,506 | 40 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | Not reported | 50 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $38,180
- A quarter earn under
- $40,647
- Half earn under
- $48,357
- Three quarters earn under
- $52,335
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $61,937
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fashion Designers | Not reported | 6,620 | -3.7% |
| Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers | $45,372 | 6,190 | -9.6% |
| Retail Salespersons | $38,790 | 549,460 | -1.3% |
| Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers | $48,326 | 19,470 | +2.7% |
Programs that train for this job — 2
Retail Floristry Certificate of Achievement
City College of San Francisco · San Francisco · $1,709
Oriental Floral Design Certificate of Achievement
City College of San Francisco · San Francisco · $1,048