Floral Designers

Also called: Designer, Floral Clerk, Floral Designer

Career Cluster: Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications
What they do:
Design, cut, and arrange live, dried, or artificial flowers and foliage.
On the job, you would:
  • Confer with clients regarding price and type of arrangement desired and the date, time, and place of delivery.
  • Select flora and foliage for arrangements, working with numerous combinations to synthesize and develop new creations.
  • Order and purchase flowers and supplies from wholesalers and growers.
Knowledge icon KNOWLEDGE

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

Social
  • looking for ways to help people
  • understanding people's reactions
Basic Skills
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • talking to others
Abilities Image ABILITIES

Hand and Finger Use
  • hold or move items with your hands
  • keep your arm or hand steady
Ideas and Logic
  • create new and original ideas
  • group things in different ways
Verbal
  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say
Personality Image PERSONALITY

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

They do well at jobs that need:
  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Innovation
  • Social Orientation
  • Cooperation
Technology Image TECHNOLOGY

You might use software like this on the job:

Electronic mail software
  • Microsoft Outlook
Spreadsheet software
  • Microsoft Excel
Presentation software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
Education Image EDUCATION

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high school diploma/GED or some college
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Job Outlook Image JOB OUTLOOK

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

Salary:
High: $48,690.00
Median: $36,120.00
Low: $27,260.00
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