Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2004

27-1027 Set and Exhibit Designers

Design special exhibits and movie, television, and theater sets. May study scripts, confer with directors, and conduct research to determine appropriate architectural styles.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
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National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
8,750 8.4 % $19.23 $40,000 2.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $9.71 $12.76 $17.21 $23.87 $32.07
Annual Wage (2) $20,190 $26,550 $35,800 $49,650 $66,700

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Performing arts companies 1,610 $16.82 $34,990
Employment services 880 $18.54 $38,560
Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks 770 $18.37 $38,200
Radio and television broadcasting 440 $25.89 $53,860
Other professional and technical services 390 $15.86 $33,000

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Building finishing contractors 30 $31.33 $65,170
Motion picture and video industries 220 $28.58 $59,450
Federal government (OES designation) 320 $26.84 $55,830
Radio and television broadcasting 440 $25.89 $53,860
Cable and other subscription programming 100 $25.48 $52,990

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
District of Columbia 140 $27.59 $57,390 0.023%
Maryland 500 $17.15 $35,680 0.020%
Iowa 190 $18.58 $38,640 0.013%
New Jersey 430 $21.98 $45,730 0.011%
South Carolina 180 $13.84 $28,790 0.010%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
District of Columbia 140 $27.59 $57,390 0.023%
Nevada 50 $23.43 $48,730 0.004%
Connecticut 60 $22.01 $45,770 0.004%
New Jersey 430 $21.98 $45,730 0.011%
Tennessee 70 $21.54 $44,810 0.003%

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 110 $16.97 $35,290 0.062%
Baltimore, MD PMSA 320 $15.10 $31,400 0.026%
San Francisco, CA PMSA 150 $25.67 $53,390 0.016%
New York, NY PMSA 580 $29.94 $62,270 0.015%
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA 350 $23.48 $48,850 0.013%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
New York, NY PMSA 580 $29.94 $62,270 0.015%
Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA 50 $28.68 $59,650 0.004%
Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA 120 $25.84 $53,740 0.005%
San Francisco, CA PMSA 150 $25.67 $53,390 0.016%
Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 40 $23.90 $49,700 0.009%

About May 2004 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

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Last Modified Date: June 02, 2005