Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Career, Salary and Skills
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $39,390 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 165,220. Wage data is published for 404 locations.
Occupation description
Plan and erect commercial displays, such as those in windows and interiors of retail stores and at trade exhibitions.
O*NET code
27-1026.00
Job zone
3
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
National salary and employment
Median annual
$39,390
Hourly median
$18.94
Employment
165,220
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
$30,760
10th
$35,130
25th
$39,390
Median
$47,220
75th
$58,370
90th
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 3.50 | 3.12 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.25 | 3.38 |
| Speaking | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Coordination | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Time Management | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Active Learning | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Writing | 2.88 | 2.88 |
Typical tasks
- Arrange properties, furniture, merchandise, backdrops, or other accessories, as shown in prepared sketches.
- Change or rotate window displays, interior display areas, or signage to reflect changes in inventory or promotion.
- Place prices or descriptive signs on backdrops, fixtures, merchandise, or floor.
- Consult with store managers, buyers, sales associates, housekeeping staff, or engineering staff to determine appropriate placement of displays or products.
- Maintain props, products, or mannequins, inspecting them for imperfections, doing touch-ups, cleaning up after customers, or applying preservative coatings as necessary.
- Develop ideas or plans for merchandise displays or window decorations.
- Assemble or set up displays, furniture, or products in store space, using colors, lights, pictures, or other accessories to display the product.
- Plan commercial displays to entice and appeal to customers.
Technology
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Creative Cloud software
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Apple iOS
- Apple Safari
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Email software
- Google Docs
- Graphics software
- IBM Lotus Notes
- Inventory control systems
- Microsoft Edge
- Microsoft Excel
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Salary in CAMedian $47,010 · Employment 17,840
- Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Salary in TXMedian $37,260 · Employment 14,730
- Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Salary in FLMedian $36,220 · Employment 14,360
- Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Salary in NYMedian $43,660 · Employment 10,430
- Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Salary in New York, NYMedian $45,980 · Employment 8,710
- Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Salary in GAMedian $37,050 · Employment 7,790
- Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $48,900 · Employment 7,430
- Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Salary in OHMedian $37,850 · Employment 6,930
- Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Salary in NCMedian $37,960 · Employment 6,040
- Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Salary in PAMedian $37,740 · Employment 5,230
- Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Salary in NJMedian $38,200 · Employment 5,120
- Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Salary in MIMedian $36,710 · Employment 5,050
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- Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm ProductsNational median not published
- Stockers and Order FillersNational median $37,330
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.