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Floral Designers in California

Want to work as a Floral Designers in California? Below are the key facts. Design, cut, and arrange live, dried, or artificial flowers and foliage.

What do Floral Designers Make in California?

The floral designers working in California, the median annual wage is $45,690 per year (or about $21.97/hour).Earnings range from $35,030 at the 10th percentile to $70,010 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$35,030	$16.84
25th percentile	$37,170	$17.87
Median (50th)	$45,690	$21.97
75th percentile	$51,990	$25.00
90th percentile	$70,010	$33.66

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in California compared to the national average — is 0.91.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, floral designers earn a median of $95,085 per year ($45.71/hour), lower than the California median.

Employment Outlook

Nationally, total employment in this occupation is 16,430 floral designers across the United States. In California alone, approximately 4,300 people work in this role. That’s more than the typical state, which employs around 500 floral designers.

Top California Metros for Floral Designers

These are the California metros with the most floral designers in California.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,400	$46,710
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	570	$43,990
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	540	$48,920
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	420	$45,820
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	230	$45,750
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	210	$44,790
Fresno, CA	100	$38,790
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	90	$44,300
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	70	$41,980
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	70	$44,130
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	70	$45,400
Stockton-Lodi, CA	70	$38,650
Salinas, CA	50	$46,800
Modesto, CA	40	$45,330
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	40	$43,180
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	40	$45,610
Chico, CA	30	$35,540
Vallejo, CA	30	$44,380
Visalia, CA	30	$38,890

Top States for Floral Designers Employment

These states have the highest employment of floral designers work.

State	Number Employed
California	4,300
Texas	2,620
Florida	2,430
New York	2,090
Illinois	1,880
Michigan	1,760
Pennsylvania	1,730
Ohio	1,600
North Carolina	1,250
New Jersey	1,110
Washington	1,090
Missouri	1,070
Utah	1,000
Massachusetts	990
Virginia	970
Tennessee	930
Wisconsin	890
Colorado	820
Indiana	800
Georgia	740

Highest-Paying States for Floral Designers

Where floral designers earn the most: floral designers.

State	Annual Median Salary
California	$45,690
Alaska	$45,490
New York	$44,070
Massachusetts	$43,250
District of Columbia	$42,960
Colorado	$41,620
Washington	$41,160
New Jersey	$40,000
Connecticut	$39,810
Maryland	$38,930

Skills

The most important floral designers skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Core knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Key abilities for floral designers, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Floral Designers typically:

• Confer with clients regarding price and type of arrangement desired and the date, time, and place of delivery.
• Select flora and foliage for arrangements, working with numerous combinations to synthesize and develop new creations.
• Order and purchase flowers and supplies from wholesalers and growers.
• Deliver arrangements to customers, or oversee employees responsible for deliveries.
• Plan arrangement according to client's requirements, using knowledge of design and properties of materials, or select appropriate standard design pattern.
• Water plants, and cut, condition, and clean flowers and foliage for storage.
• Trim material and arrange bouquets, wreaths, terrariums, and other items, using trimmers, shapers, wire, pins, floral tape, foam, and other materials.
• Wrap and price completed arrangements.
• Perform office and retail service duties, such as keeping financial records, serving customers, answering telephones, selling giftware items, and receiving payment.
• Unpack stock as it comes into the shop.
• Create and change in-store and window displays, designs, and looks to enhance a shop's image.
• Inform customers about the care, maintenance, and handling of various flowers and foliage, indoor plants, and other items.

Work Activities

• Getting Information
• Thinking Creatively
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Documenting/Recording Information
• Handling and Moving Objects
• Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
• Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
• Monitoring and Controlling Resources
• Performing General Physical Activities

Tools & Technology

Common tools and software used in this occupation include: Hot technologies: Facebook

Related Careers

Careers similar to floral designers include:

• Craft Artists
• Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
• Commercial and Industrial Designers
• Fashion Designers
• Interior Designers
• Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

Also Known As

Artificial Foliage Arranger, Corsage Maker, Custom Framer, Design Consultant, Design Maker, Design Studio Specialist, Designer, Floral Arranger, Floral Artist, Floral Assistant, Floral Associate, Floral Clerk, Floral Decorator, Floral Department Specialist, Floral Designer.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 27-1023.00