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Floral Designers

Design, cut, and arrange live, dried, or artificial flowers and foliage.

$37,360 medianBelow-avg outlookHigh school

O*NET 31.0 · 27-1023.00

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

  1. 01Conduct classes or demonstrations, or train other workers.
  2. 02Trim material and arrange bouquets, wreaths, terrariums, and other items, using trimmers, shapers, wire, pins, floral tape, foam, and other materials.
  3. 03Confer with clients regarding price and type of arrangement desired and the date, time, and place of delivery.
  4. 04Perform office and retail service duties, such as keeping financial records, serving customers, answering telephones, selling giftware items, and receiving payment.
  5. 05Inform customers about the care, maintenance, and handling of various flowers and foliage, indoor plants, and other items.
  6. 06Unpack stock as it comes into the shop.
  7. 07Plan arrangement according to client's requirements, using knowledge of design and properties of materials, or select appropriate standard design pattern.
  8. 08Deliver arrangements to customers, or oversee employees responsible for deliveries.
  9. 09Water plants, and cut, condition, and clean flowers and foliage for storage.
  10. 10Select flora and foliage for arrangements, working with numerous combinations to synthesize and develop new creations.
  11. 11Order and purchase flowers and supplies from wholesalers and growers.
  12. 12Decorate, or supervise the decoration of, buildings, halls, churches, or other facilities for parties, weddings and other occasions.

Task statements ranked by how many workers report them · O*NET 31.0

What the posting will be called

Floral ArtistFloral ClerkFloral Studio DesignerFloristFloral Business OwnerWedding Decorator

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Knowledge the job leans on

Customer and Personal ServiceProduction and ProcessingEnglish LanguageSales and MarketingDesignMathematicsAdministrativeFine Arts

Skills that carry over from service

Service OrientationTime ManagementSocial PerceptivenessJudgment and Decision MakingPersuasionComplex Problem SolvingCoordinationOperations Analysis