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Set / Exhibit Designer

Design, Media, and Writing
Fashion, Floral, and Interior Design
Set / Exhibit Designer

Design special exhibits and sets for film, video, television, and theater productions. May study scripts, confer with directors, and conduct research to determine appropriate architectural styles.

At a Glance

Set / Exhibit Designer earns an average of $33,259/yr. Typical education: High school or GED. Experience: 3–5 years. Top skills: Adobe Creative Suite, HyperText Markup Language (HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

Avg Annual Salary

$33,259/yr

Typical Education

High school or GED

Experience

3–5 years

Job Postings

1

Parent Occupation (O*NET)

Set and Exhibit Designers

Median Wage

$66,280/yr

Growth (2024-34)

+2.3%

Education

Bachelor's degree

Skills & Requirements

Specialized Skills (28)

Adobe Creative Suite

5.0

HyperText Markup Language (HTML)

5.0

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

5.0

Pantomime

4.9

Information Architecture

4.9

Masonry

4.9

IBM MQ

4.9

DevOps

4.8

Application Programming Interface (API)

4.8

Customer Information Control System (CICS)

4.8

JSON

4.8

Process Design

4.8

Extensible Markup Language (XML)

4.7

Project Management

4.7

Art Direction

4.7

SQL (Programming Language)

4.6

Code Of Federal Regulations

4.6

Scalability

4.6

Service-Oriented Architecture

4.6

Bilingual (Spanish/English)

4.5

Carpentry

4.5

Graphic Design

4.5

Construction

4.5

Agile Methodology

4.5

Salesforce

4.4

Installation Management

4.4

Molding (Manufacturing Process)

4.4

Common Skills (2)

Organizational Skills

4.7

Functional Skills

4.5

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