Fashion Designers

Also called: Apparel Designer, Costume Designer, Designer

Career Cluster: Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications
What they do:
Design clothing and accessories. Create original designs or adapt fashion trends.
On the job, you would:
  • Sketch rough and detailed drawings of apparel or accessories, and write specifications such as color schemes, construction, material types, and accessory requirements.
  • Examine sample garments on and off models, modifying designs to achieve desired effects.
  • Confer with sales and management executives or with clients to discuss design ideas.
Knowledge icon KNOWLEDGE

Engineering and Technology
  • design
  • computers and electronics
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
  • manufacture and distribution of products
Arts and Humanities
  • English language
Business
  • sales and marketing
Skills Image SKILLS

Social
  • changing what is done based on other people's actions
  • understanding people's reactions
Basic Skills
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • talking to others
Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilities Image ABILITIES

Ideas and Logic
  • create new and original ideas
  • come up with lots of ideas
Verbal
  • communicate by speaking
  • read and understand what is written
Personality Image PERSONALITY

People interested in this work like activities that include creating, designing, and making your own rules.

They do well at jobs that need:
  • Innovation
  • Adaptability
  • Achievement Orientation
  • Attention to Detail
  • Initiative
  • Self-Confidence
Technology Image TECHNOLOGY

You might use software like this on the job:

Computer aided design CAD software
  • Autodesk Revit
  • Trimble SketchUp Pro
Presentation software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
Graphics or photo imaging software
  • Adobe Creative Cloud software
  • Adobe Illustrator
Education Image EDUCATION

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bachelor's degree or associate's degree
usually needed
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Job Outlook Image JOB OUTLOOK

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

Salary:
High: $169,620.00
Median: $80,690.00
Low: $35,970.00
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