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Floral Designer: what the job is, what it pays, and how to get hired.

The work, the skills that matter, the tools in demand and the pay range, from U.S. government data, plus every TryHired page for the role.

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Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · O*NET 31.0
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Median percentile pay

Half of floral designers earn more than this and half earn less.

Annual
$37,360
Hourly
$17.96
Source
BLS May 2025
Quick answer

Floral Designers design, cut, and arrange live, dried, or artificial flowers and foliage. The median pay is $37,360 a year ($17.96 an hour) (BLS, May 2025).

Median pay
$37,360
BLS May 2025
Employed in the U.S.
40,590
BLS May 2025
Preparation
Job Zone 1-2 of 5
very little to some preparation
Key facts

Floral Designers at a glance

  • Floral designers in the United States earned a median annual wage of $37,360 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • In its 2025–35 employment projections, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a high school diploma or equivalent as the typical entry-level education for floral designers in the United States.

    Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

  • BLS projects employment of floral designers in the United States to decline 5.6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 5,200 openings a year on average, including replacement openings.

    Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

  • BLS estimated that 40,590 people were employed as floral designers in the United States in May 2025, not counting the self-employed.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

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The work

What floral designers do day to day

Data Core tasks rated most important by workers in the role (O*NET).

  1. Plan arrangement according to client's requirements, using knowledge of design and properties of materials, or select appropriate standard design pattern.
  2. Trim material and arrange bouquets, wreaths, terrariums, and other items, using trimmers, shapers, wire, pins, floral tape, foam, and other materials.
  3. Confer with clients regarding price and type of arrangement desired and the date, time, and place of delivery.
  4. Perform office and retail service duties, such as keeping financial records, serving customers, answering telephones, selling giftware items, and receiving payment.
  5. Wrap and price completed arrangements.
  6. Deliver arrangements to customers, or oversee employees responsible for deliveries.
  7. Water plants, and cut, condition, and clean flowers and foliage for storage.
  8. Select flora and foliage for arrangements, working with numerous combinations to synthesize and develop new creations.
Where this career works

Industries that employ it

Data Share of all floral designer jobs in each industry, 2025 (BLS Employment Matrix).

  1. Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers55.8% of all jobs in this occupation · -8.4% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $38,880
  2. Food and beverage retailers18.6% of all jobs in this occupation · +1.8% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $40,480
  3. Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods3.4% of all jobs in this occupation · +0.6% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $41,490
  4. Administrative and support services1.5% of all jobs in this occupation · +1.1% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $35,640
  5. Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers1.4% of all jobs in this occupation · +5.7% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $38,260
  6. Personal and laundry services1.2% of all jobs in this occupation · +6.4% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $44,570

Sources: BLS 2025–35 National Employment Matrix (share of the occupation's jobs, projected change) and BLS OEWS May 2025 industry estimates (mean wage). Different industry estimates are not a pay forecast for any person.

Skills that matter

Ranked by importance to the job

Data O*NET importance ratings. The first three are core.

Active ListeningcoreSpeakingcoreService OrientationcoreSocial PerceptivenessTime ManagementCritical ThinkingJudgment and Decision MakingMonitoringReading Comprehension

Knowledge areas: Customer and Personal Service, Production and Processing, English Language, Sales and Marketing, Design, Administrative.

Tools and technology

Software floral designers use

Data Examples reported for the role; employer demand flags from O*NET.

  • FacebookWeb page creation and editing softwareHot technology
  • Inventory tracking softwareInventory management software
  • Supply ordering softwareProcurement software
  • Timekeeping softwareTime accounting software
  • Microsoft ExcelSpreadsheet softwareHot technology
  • Microsoft Office softwareOffice suite softwareHot technology
  • Microsoft OutlookElectronic mail softwareHot technology
  • Microsoft PowerPointPresentation softwareHot technology
  • Microsoft WordWord processing softwareHot technology
  • Transaction accounting softwareAccounting software
  • Web browser softwareInternet browser software

Also called: Floral Artist, Floral Business Owner, Floral Clerk, Floral Studio Designer, Florist, Wedding Decorator.

Method

How this page is built

Tasks, skills, tools, education and related roles come from O*NET 31.0. Pay and employment come from the BLS OEWS May 2025 national estimates. The skill-match score is our calculation: Skill match is the cosine similarity of the two occupations' skill profiles: for each of 35 O*NET skills (10 essential, 25 transferable) we multiply importance by level and subtract the average across all occupations, then compare the direction of the two profiles. 100 means identical shape; 0 means unrelated or opposite (negative values are shown as 0). Only occupations that O*NET itself lists as related are compared.

What this page can't tell you
  • How a specific employer defines the job.
  • Pay for self-employed workers (OEWS covers employees).
  • Your own chances: data describes the occupation, not you.
Sources
  1. O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. TryHired selected, ranked and combined the data; O*NET is not responsible for these pages.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).

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