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Models

SOC 41-9012 · 2024-2034

Model garments or other apparel and accessories for prospective buyers at fashion shows, private showings, or retail establishments. May pose for photos to be used in magazines or advertisements. May pose as subject for paintings, sculptures, and other types of artistic expression.

How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.

What California expects of this job

Typical pay in California

$57,923per year

Projected openings

2,120

Projected change

0%

Usually needs

No formal educational credential

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.

1. Social Perceptiveness
2. Speaking
3. Active Listening
4. Critical Thinking
5. Coordination
6. Time Management

Pay by region

What the pay actually ranges across

The lowest-paid tenth earn under

$35,723

A quarter earn under

$35,723

Half earn under

$57,923

Three quarters earn under

$108,883

The highest-paid tenth earn over

$132,668

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.