Compare careers
Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.
Career A (or your current career)
Fashion Designers
Career B (or your target career)
Set and Exhibit Designers
Opens your browser print dialog — choose “Save as PDF”.
Comparison table
| Metric | Fashion Designers | Set and Exhibit Designers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $80,960 | $75,240 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 21,450 | 10,630 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree |
| Job zone | 3 | 5 |
| Important skills | Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Time Management | Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Time Management, Operations Analysis |
| Related careers | Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance, Sewing Machine Operators, Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers, Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic | Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic, Video Game Designers, Model Makers, Wood, Architectural and Civil Drafters |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
95%
18 of 19 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
2
Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.
Shared skills
- Reading Comprehension+0.3 level
- Active Listening—
- Operations Analysis+0.5 level
- Speaking—
- Critical Thinking—
- Time Management—
- Coordination—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Complex Problem Solving+0.6 level
- Writing—
- Monitoring—
- Active Learning—
- Negotiation—
- Instructing—
- Service Orientation+0.2 level
- Systems Analysis—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Persuasion—
Only in Set and Exhibit Designers
- Mathematics
Only in Fashion Designers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Learning Strategies