Arts, Design & Media

Fashion Designers

SOC 27-1022

Design clothing and accessories from concept through finished sample.

Median pay

$81k

$52k to $106k typical range

Outlook

Growing

2k openings / yr

Education

Bachelor's

AI exposure

64%

modeled estimate · 84th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

55/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Active Learning
Reading Comprehension
Monitoring

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.