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Pathway: Entrepreneurship
Job: Merchandise Displayer
Job Description
Merchandise displayers (also known as visual merchandisers) plan and erect commercial displays, such as those in windows and interiors of retail stores or at trade exhibitions.
Necessary Education
Post-secondary courses/degree may be helpful
Helpful High School Courses
Computer Applications, Art, English, Mathematics
Working Conditions
- Varies, dependent on type and needs of employer
- May experience stress and work long hours to meet deadlines
- May work in office-type settings
- May spend much of their time doing the physical labor for the displays
Salary Range
- 2003, Delaware average annual salary,
$24,300
- 2003, Delaware average hourly wages,
$11.68
Career Ladder Information
- Opportunities may be found at a number of different employers
- With training and work experience, some may advance to higher-level positions – such as department heads or supervisors
- With appropriate education, some may become teachers in design schools and colleges and universities
- Some are self-employed and do freelance work
Personal Qualities and Interests
You:
- Are creative and imaginative
- Are able to work independently
- Have a strong sense of the esthetics
- Are skilled in sketching
- Are persistent and self-disciplined
- Are able to communicate ideas in writing, visually, and verbally
- Are open to new ideas and influences, and quick to react to changing trends
Did you know?
- A good portfolio – a collection of examples of a person’s best work – often is the deciding factor in getting a job.
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