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Floral Designer / Florist

$36,120
median pay per year
full range coming in the next data update

What the job actually is

Arrange flowers and greenery into bouquets and displays for events, shops, and customers.

Where you work

Flower shops and event spaces

The hours

Busy around holidays and events

By the numbers

May 2024–25 BLS wage data · 2024–34 BLS employment projections.

Median pay
$36,120
per year
What most earn
range coming soon
Openings a year
~5,100
projected, 2024–34
Outlook to 2034
-6%
Declining
Working in the U.S.
43,800
people, nationwide

Openings a year counts new jobs plus the ones that open when people retire or move on — a truer picture of your odds than growth alone.

“Median” means half earn more and half earn less. Your city, employer, and years on the job move it a lot — that is what the 10th-to-90th range shows.

How you get in

Typical starting education

High school / no degree

Training path: On-the-job training at a shop.

License or certification

No license required to start in most places.

You can earn while you train. This field has a genuinely paid pathway in — an apprenticeship, a paid academy, or employer-funded training — so you draw a paycheck instead of taking on debt to learn it.

What it takes

Design senseFlower knowledgeCustomer serviceHand skills

The honest take

Arranges flowers for events and shops in a trade that is slowly shrinking.

Standard Occupational Classification 27-1023. Pay, employment, and outlook from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS wage survey and 2024–34 employment projections). See something off? Tell us.