Arts, Design & Media
Fashion Stylists
SOC 27-1026
Curate clothing and accessories for photo shoots, events, and personal clients.
The job
Median pay
$39k
$35k to $47k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing
+2.7% projected
Openings a year
17k
BLS projection
Typical education
No formal credential
Our model
AI displacement risk
Low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
8/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
8th pct
More exposed than 8% of occupations · modeled estimate · 59th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
46/100
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Active Learning
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 17,840 | 1.0 | 0.9× | $47k |
| Texas | 14,730 | 1.0 | 1.0× | $37k |
| Florida | 14,360 | 1.4 | 1.4× | $36k |
| New York | 10,430 | 1.1 | 1.0× | $44k |
| Georgia | 7,790 | 1.6 | 1.5× | $37k |
| Ohio | 6,930 | 1.2 | 1.2× | $38k |
| North Carolina | 6,040 | 1.2 | 1.1× | $38k |
| Pennsylvania | 5,230 | 0.9 | 0.8× | $38k |
| New Jersey | 5,120 | 1.2 | 1.1× | $38k |
| Michigan | 5,050 | 1.1 | 1.1× | $37k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 4,710 | 1.4 | 1.4× | $35k |
| Virginia | 4,450 | 1.1 | 1.0× | $38k |
| Colorado | 3,650 | 1.3 | 1.2× | $43k |
| Massachusetts | 3,360 | 0.9 | 0.9× | $43k |
| Arizona | 3,130 | 1.0 | 0.9× | $40k |
| Illinois | 3,090 | 0.5 | 0.5× | $40k |
| Wisconsin | 2,930 | 1.0 | 0.9× | $40k |
| Alabama | 2,900 | 1.4 | 1.3× | $43k |
| Missouri | 2,700 | 0.9 | 0.9× | $43k |
| Indiana | 2,610 | 0.8 | 0.8× | $37k |
| South Carolina | 2,550 | 1.1 | 1.0× | $37k |
| Washington | 2,550 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $49k |
| Kentucky | 2,460 | 1.2 | 1.2× | $36k |
| Louisiana | 2,360 | 1.2 | 1.1× | $35k |
| Nevada | 2,300 | 1.5 | 1.4× | $39k |
| Maryland | 1,920 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $43k |
| Iowa | 1,860 | 1.2 | 1.1× | $40k |
| Minnesota | 1,820 | 0.6 | 0.6× | $46k |
| Mississippi | 1,760 | 1.5 | 1.4× | $33k |
| Arkansas | 1,670 | 1.3 | 1.2× | $36k |
| Kansas | 1,580 | 1.1 | 1.0× | $40k |
| Idaho | 1,570 | 1.8 | 1.7× | $39k |
| Oklahoma | 1,570 | 0.9 | 0.9× | $38k |
| Connecticut | 1,450 | 0.9 | 0.8× | $42k |
| Oregon | 1,220 | 0.6 | 0.6× | $45k |
| Utah | 1,160 | 0.7 | 0.6× | $40k |
| Hawaii | 990 | 1.6 | 1.5× | $40k |
| Maine | 910 | 1.4 | 1.3× | $46k |
| New Mexico | 880 | 1.0 | 0.9× | $37k |
| West Virginia | 750 | 1.1 | 1.0× | $37k |
| New Hampshire | 690 | 1.0 | 0.9× | $41k |
| Nebraska | 680 | 0.7 | 0.6× | $38k |
| Rhode Island | 618 | 1.2 | 1.2× | $38k~ |
| Montana | 580 | 1.1 | 1.1× | $44k |
| Alaska | 540 | 1.7 | 1.6× | $47k |
| Delaware | 490 | 1.0 | 0.9× | $38k |
| North Dakota | 350 | 0.8 | 0.8× | $42k |
| South Dakota | 320 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $40k |
| Washington DC | 250 | 0.4 | 0.3× | $39k |
| Wyoming | 220 | 0.8 | 0.7× | $39k |
| Vermont | 180 | 0.6 | 0.6× | $45k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ8,710 jobs · $46k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA7,430 jobs · $49k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX4,600 jobs · $39k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA4,340 jobs · $37k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL3,070 jobs · $38k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX2,790 jobs · $38k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN2,710 jobs · $40k median
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO2,380 jobs · $45k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Fashion Stylists interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.