Floral Designer
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Floral Designer works with flowers and greens to create displays and arrangements. Creates single arrangements or displays for larger events such as weddings, funerals or banquets; creates and maintains flower displays in hotels or offices. May grow flowers or order from wholesale suppliers.
Job Outlook
There were 85 Floral Designer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 4439 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Floral Designer industry, which includes the Floral Designer career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Floral Designer jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $41,961.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $42,138.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Floral Designer postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $35,022.
Education and Experience
Posted Floral Designer jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 1.24% |
| Master's Degree | 0.36% |
| Doctoral Degree | 0.05% |
| Other | 20.61% |
Posted Floral Designer jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 52.99% |
| 3 to 5 years | 41.96% |
| 6 to 8 years | 3.5% |
| 9+ years | 1.55% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Floral Designer positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Customer Service (55.33%)
- Sales (30.8%)
- Communication (29.69%)
- Detail Oriented (17.21%)
- Management (12.98%)
- Cleanliness (11.17%)
- Professionalism (10.45%)
- Organizational Skills (10.43%)
- English Language (10.36%)
- Planning (10.27%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Floral Design (83.88%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Cash Handling (6.25%)
- Product Knowledge (7.73%)
- Inventory Management (18.73%)
- Invoicing (9.16%)
- Selling Techniques (11.27%)
- Merchandising (28.36%)
- General Mathematics (12.11%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Floral Design (100%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Floral Designer skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Florist
- Floral Manager
- Experience Designer
- Floral Clerk
- Flower Designer
- Graphic Designer/Customer Service
- Florist Assistant
- Floral Assistant
- Referral Clerk
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Floral Designer jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Hy-Vee (199)
- Kroger (136)
- Albertsons (125)
- K-Va-T Food Stores (84)
- Stop & Shop (76)
- Safeway (67)
- Brookshire Grocery Company (64)
- Food City (47)
- Southeastern Grocers (41)
- Harris Teeter (37)
North Carolina
- Lowe's (15)
- Harris Teeter (14)
- Clark Family Holdings (3)
- Fashion Flowers (3)
- Williams Florist (2)
- Hollyfield Design (2)
- Creative Designs By Jim (2)
- Biltmore (1)
- Bouquet Boutique (1)
- Guilford Technical Community College (1)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
- General Horticulture Undergraduate Certificates
- Horticultural Science Graduate Certificates
- Horticultural Science Master's Degrees
All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.