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What You Need to Know About Merchandise Displayer or Window Trimmer

Job Description & Duties Plan and erect commercial displays, such as those in windows and interiors of retail stores and at trade exhibitions.

Daily Life Of a Merchandise Displayer or Window Trimmer

  • Plan commercial displays to entice and appeal to customers.
  • Develop ideas or plans for merchandise displays or window decorations.
  • Instruct sales staff in color coordination of clothing racks or counter displays.
  • Maintain props, products, or mannequins, inspecting them for imperfections, doing touch-ups, cleaning up after customers, or applying preservative coatings as necessary.
  • Prepare sketches, floor plans, or models of proposed displays.
  • Assemble or set up displays, furniture, or products in store space while utilizing colors, lights, pictures, or other accessories to display the product.

Merchandise Displayer or Window Trimmer Needed Skills

When polled, Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers say the following skills are most frequently used in their jobs:

Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.

  • Display Trimmer
  • Mannequin Decorator
  • Merchandise Manager
  • Pricing/Signage Team Member
  • Decorator

Job Opportunities for Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

In the United States, there were 141,400 jobs for Merchandise Displayer or Window Trimmer in 2016. New jobs are being produced at a rate of 3.3% which is below the national average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 4,600 new jobs for Merchandise Displayer or Window Trimmer by 2026. There will be an estimated 13,600 positions for Merchandise Displayer or Window Trimmer per year.

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The states with the most job growth for Merchandise Displayer or Window Trimmer are Wyoming, Nevada, and Oregon. Watch out if you plan on working in West Virginia, Ohio, or Delaware. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.

Average Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Salary

The salary for Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers ranges between about $20,720 and $48,210 a year.

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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers who work in Arkansas, Alaska, or Washington, make the highest salaries.

Below is a list of the median annual salaries for Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers in different U.S. states.

State Annual Mean Salary
Alabama $29,000
Alaska $37,070
Arizona $29,390
Arkansas $42,340
California $33,720
Colorado $30,900
Connecticut $38,220
Delaware $27,740
District of Columbia $37,380
Florida $33,160
Georgia $29,570
Hawaii $33,910
Idaho $27,000
Illinois $32,340
Indiana $32,390
Iowa $29,520
Kansas $30,610
Kentucky $30,840
Louisiana $30,440
Maine $28,450
Maryland $29,690
Massachusetts $36,680
Michigan $28,530
Minnesota $34,400
Mississippi $27,920
Missouri $29,640
Montana $30,420
Nebraska $34,570
Nevada $33,940
New Hampshire $32,570
New Jersey $33,780
New Mexico $29,470
New York $36,200
North Carolina $33,470
North Dakota $33,520
Ohio $31,940
Oklahoma $28,920
Oregon $42,950
Pennsylvania $26,210
Rhode Island $32,930
South Carolina $28,770
South Dakota $25,070
Tennessee $31,140
Texas $28,740
Utah $32,430
Vermont $33,460
Virginia $32,550
Washington $39,010
West Virginia $28,680
Wisconsin $32,690
Wyoming $28,730

What Tools do Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Use?

Although they’re not necessarily needed for all jobs, the following technologies are used by many Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers:

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Office
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Data entry software
  • Email software
  • Word processing software
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
  • Spreadsheet software
  • Google Docs
  • Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign
  • Computer aided design CAD software
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • Graphics software
  • YouTube
  • SmugMug Flickr
  • Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Cloud

How do I Become a Merchandise Displayer or Window Trimmer?

Individuals working as a Merchandise Displayer or Window Trimmer have obtained the following education levels:

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How many years of work experience do I need?

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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Sector

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The table below shows the approximate number of Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers employed by various industries.

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