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Suggested Studies	Bachelor
Salary, Typical	$60,760
Salary Range	$35k - $96k
Number of Jobs, 2011	28,710
Job Openings per Year (est.)	1,690

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Training and Education

Expect to get a bachelor's degree for this occupation. The share of industrial designers with a bachelor's degree or higher is 55%. About 31% of workers got additional education after high school, but did not have to get a college degree. There was no need to go beyond high school for 14% of employees.

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Area Job Conditions

Niles (Michigan), Detroit (Michigan), and Wausau (Wisconsin) boast the most industrial designers for their size population. Fort Worth (Texas), Tampa (Florida), and Fort Lauderdale (Florida) have the fewest.

The highest salaries for workers are in and around San Jose (California), Lowell (Massachusetts), and Warren (Michigan). The lowest-paying areas are Waterloo (Iowa), Boise (Idaho), and Sioux Falls (South Dakota).

Part-Time and Self Employment

It is estimated that 17% of industrial designers work less than full time. Self-employment is the choice of 30% of workers.

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Industrial Designers by Metropolitan Area (city and its surroundings)

In the table below, a Job Density near 0% means the area has an average number of people in this occupation, for its population. A higher or lower Job Density (e.g., +22% or -45%) tells you there are that many more or fewer workers of that type there than in the average US metro area. So, the higher the number, the more common the occupation.

Arizona

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Phoenix	$59,000	230	-24%

California

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Los Angeles	$63,000	860	+23%
Oakland	$62,000	180	+5%
Oxnard	$76,000	50	0%
Riverside	$59,000	140	-33%
San Diego	$60,000	240	+6%
San Francisco	$68,000	280	+64%
San Jose	$77,000	220	+43%
Santa Ana	$74,000	490	+95%
Santa Rosa	$73,000	30	+4%

Colorado

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Boulder	$63,000	50	+99%
Denver	$61,000	190	-12%

Connecticut

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Hartford	$49,000	150	+52%

District of Columbia

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Washington	$51,000	100	-76%

Florida

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Fort Lauderdale	$53,000	90	-25%
Jacksonville	$58,000	50	-51%
Tampa	$58,000	120	-39%

Georgia

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Atlanta	$56,000	340	-15%

Hawaii

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Honolulu	$56,000	50	-33%

Idaho

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Boise	$35,000	40	-9%

Illinois

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Chicago	$55,000	800	+23%

Indiana

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Elkhart	$46,000	50	+188%
Evansville	$56,000	90	+218%
Indianapolis	$48,000	390	+153%

Iowa

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Cedar Rapids	$56,000	60	+164%
Davenport	$59,000	40	+29%
Des Moines	$50,000	110	+97%

Kansas

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Wichita	$56,000	90	+85%

Kentucky

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Lexington	$59,000	80	+98%
Louisville	$59,000	80	-23%

Maine

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Portland	$67,000	100	+199%

Maryland

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Baltimore	$61,000	140	-38%

Massachusetts

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Boston	$82,000	270	-10%
Framingham	$73,000	50	+86%
Lowell	$79,000	30	+54%
Peabody	$52,000	120	+636%
Springfield	$65,000	60	+19%

Michigan

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Ann Arbor	$81,000	70	+153%
Holland	$52,000	70	+355%
Niles	$58,000	110	+1143%
Warren	$78,000	2,180	+1072%

Minnesota

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Minneapolis	$55,000	570	+85%

Missouri

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Kansas City		160	-9%
Springfield	$52,000	60	+89%
St Louis	$52,000	130	-44%

Nebraska

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Omaha	$50,000	40	-50%

Nevada

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Las Vegas	$63,000	100	-32%

New Jersey

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Camden	$63,000	100	+11%
Edison	$68,000	270	+52%
Newark	$66,000	140	-19%
Trenton	$62,000	30	-21%

New York

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Albany	$63,000	90	+17%
Buffalo	$52,000	110	+16%
Nassau	$55,000	340	+55%
New York	$69,000	1,360	+51%
Poughkeepsie	$56,000	40	-4%
Rochester	$61,000	140	+62%
Syracuse	$57,000	100	+89%

North Carolina

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Charlotte	$61,000	70	-53%
Greensboro	$93,000	160	+164%
Hickory	$74,000	70	+190%
Raleigh		80	-10%
Winston Salem	$68,000	40	+14%

Ohio

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Akron	$51,000	80	+47%
Canton	$51,000	40	+45%
Cincinnati	$61,000	320	+83%
Cleveland	$58,000	140	-21%
Columbus	$55,000	280	+76%
Dayton	$56,000	80	+23%
Toledo	$59,000	40	-20%

Oklahoma

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Oklahoma City	$48,000	120	+21%
Tulsa	$52,000	220	+200%

Oregon

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Portland	$88,000	160	-9%

Pennsylvania

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Erie	$44,000	50	+139%
Harrisburg	$52,000	30	-45%
Philadelphia	$62,000	390	+18%
Pittsburgh	$56,000	440	+122%
Reading	$52,000	50	+81%
York	$57,000	100	+242%

Rhode Island

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Providence	$61,000	340	+256%

South Carolina

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Anderson		60	+599%
Greenville	$50,000	90	+77%

Tennessee

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Chattanooga	$72,000	60	+57%
Memphis	$50,000	60	-43%
Nashville	$62,000	130	+2%

Texas

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Austin	$64,000	60	-56%
Dallas	$61,000	440	+21%
El Paso	$54,000	60	+30%
Fort Worth	$55,000	70	-53%
Houston	$71,000	420	-8%

Utah

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Ogden	$45,000	50	+51%
Provo	$59,000	50	+78%
Salt Lake City	$55,000	210	+101%

Vermont

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Burlington	$52,000	50	+177%

Virginia

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Virginia Beach	$50,000	120	-8%

Washington

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Seattle	$60,000	550	+127%

Wisconsin

City and Area	Median Salary	Employees	Job Density
Green Bay	$53,000	60	+116%
Madison	$57,000	130	+126%
Milwaukee	$57,000	430	+200%
Racine	$51,000	50	+329%
Wausau	$41,000	90	+777%

^*FOOTNOTES: Job Facts salary and numbers data is based on US Department of Labor Statistics data for 2011. Other data on page may be from earlier years. Typical salary is given as median salary, where 50% in the job make more and 50% less. Salary range is Job Hunt's estimates of typical starting salary as being at the 10th percentile of reported pay and typical top end salary, for the most senior workers, as being at the 90th. Job openings is an estimate of new jobs every year due to growth plus those leaving the field. Where NA is given data is not available. Suggested studies is based on Job Hunt research, suggesting a minimum degree level that is judged to offer the best opportunities for entry-level employment. This Industrial Designers schools and career page was originally researched by CityTownInfo.com.