Set and Exhibit Designers Salary in AR

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Set and Exhibit Designers in AR have a median annual salary of $38,700, with 50 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $35,200 at the 10th percentile to $72,350 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$38,700

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$18.61

Employment

50

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$35,200
10th
$35,200
25th
$38,700
Median
$48,430
75th
$72,350
90th

Local compared with national

AR

$38,700

Median annual · 2025

United States

$75,240

Median annual · 2025

The AR median is 48.6% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $36,540).

Top skills

  1. 1.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.9
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 3.9
  3. 3.SpeakingImportance 3.8
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.8
  5. 5.Operations AnalysisImportance 3.8
  6. 6.Time ManagementImportance 3.8
  7. 7.CoordinationImportance 3.5
  8. 8.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.4
  9. 9.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.4
  10. 10.WritingImportance 3.3
  11. 11.Active LearningImportance 3.1
  12. 12.MonitoringImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
5

Technology used

  • Act-3D Quest3D
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Creative Cloud software
  • Adobe Director
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Autodesk 3ds Max
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Autodesk Maya
  • Autodesk Revit
  • AutoDesSys form Z
  • Computer aided design and drafting CADD software
  • Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite

Common tasks

  • Develop set designs, based on evaluation of scripts, budgets, research information, and available locations.
  • Prepare rough drafts and scale working drawings of sets, including floor plans, scenery, and properties to be constructed.
  • Prepare preliminary renderings of proposed exhibits, including detailed construction, layout, and material specifications, and diagrams relating to aspects such as special effects or lighting.
  • Read scripts to determine location, set, and design requirements.
  • Submit plans for approval, and adapt plans to serve intended purposes, or to conform to budget or fabrication restrictions.
  • Attend rehearsals and production meetings to obtain and share information related to sets.
  • Confer with clients and staff to gather information about exhibit space, proposed themes and content, timelines, budgets, materials, or promotion requirements.
  • Research architectural and stylistic elements appropriate to the time period to be depicted, consulting experts for information, as necessary.
  • Observe sets during rehearsals in order to ensure that set elements do not interfere with performance aspects such as cast movement and camera angles.
  • Collaborate with those in charge of lighting and sound so that those production aspects can be coordinated with set designs or exhibit layouts.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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