Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
SOC 27-1026 · 2024-2034
Plan and erect commercial displays, such as those in windows and interiors of retail stores and at trade exhibitions.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $48,326per year
- Projected openings
- 19,470
- Projected change
- +2.7%
- 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
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Coordination
- Time Management
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $55,210 | 1,240 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $52,383 | 700 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $49,255 | 90 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $49,120 | 230 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $47,743 | 150 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $47,384 | 30 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $46,723 | 4,870 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $46,675 | 3,120 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $46,336 | 600 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $46,322 | 4,090 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $45,976 | 220 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $45,925 | 1,070 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $45,442 | 90 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $44,405 | 340 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $43,316 | 70 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $43,296 | 160 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $42,998 | 60 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $42,782 | 310 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $41,385 | 1,900 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $41,282 | 90 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $40,810 | 210 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $40,676 | 100 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $40,594 | 370 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $40,450 | 750 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $40,286 | 70 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $40,224 | 100 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $40,224 | 150 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $39,351 | 70 |
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | $39,115 | 80 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $39,146
- A quarter earn under
- $41,942
- Half earn under
- $48,326
- Three quarters earn under
- $51,842
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $63,602
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Salespersons | $38,790 | 549,460 | -1.3% |
| Fashion Designers | Not reported | 6,620 | -3.7% |
| Advertising Sales Agents | $81,092 | 9,540 | -4.9% |
| Interior Designers | $82,476 | 9,960 | +5.6% |
| Commercial and Industrial Designers | $103,591 | 4,320 | +1.9% |
| Graphic Designers | $77,233 | 24,970 | +1.2% |
Programs that train for this job — 1
Fashion Merchandising Certificate of Achievement
City College of San Francisco · San Francisco · $998