Occupations/27-1026.00

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

Plan and erect commercial displays, such as those in windows and interiors of retail stores and at trade exhibitions.

Certificate or two-year

Usually a certificate, vocational program, or associate degree — not a bachelor’s.

AI automation risk

30%

More resilient

Human characteristics

54%

Balanced human and task mix

Task orientation

29%

More resilient

A day in this job

  • Mostly human

    Consult with store managers, buyers, sales associates, housekeeping staff, or engineering staff to determine appropriate placement of displays or products.

  • Mostly routine

    Maintain props, products, or mannequins, inspecting them for imperfections, doing touch-ups, cleaning up after customers, or applying preservative coatings as necessary.

  • Mostly routine

    Change or rotate window displays, interior display areas, or signage to reflect changes in inventory or promotion.

Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

  1. 01Plan commercial displays to entice and appeal to customers.
  2. 02Arrange properties, furniture, merchandise, backdrops, or other accessories, as shown in prepared sketches.
  3. 03Change or rotate window displays, interior display areas, or signage to reflect changes in inventory or promotion.
  4. 04Place prices or descriptive signs on backdrops, fixtures, merchandise, or floor.
  5. 05Consult with store managers, buyers, sales associates, housekeeping staff, or engineering staff to determine appropriate placement of displays or products.
  6. 06Maintain props, products, or mannequins, inspecting them for imperfections, doing touch-ups, cleaning up after customers, or applying preservative coatings as necessary.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks2.83
  • Degree of automation1.46
  • Time sitting1.87
  • Originality (ability)3.25
  • Conflict situations2.93
  • Hands-on objects/tools4.08
  • Outdoors / weather1.71
  • Disease exposure1.09
  • Decision freedom4.12

Top abilities

  • Visualization3.88
  • Speech Clarity3.62
  • Oral Expression3.62
  • Oral Comprehension3.62
  • Speech Recognition3.38
  • Manual Dexterity3.38
  • Fluency of Ideas3.38
  • Visual Color Discrimination3.25

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension3.00
  • Active Listening3.50
  • Writing2.88
  • Speaking3.25
  • Mathematics2.00
  • Science1.25
  • Critical Thinking3.25
  • Active Learning2.88
  • Learning Strategies2.38
  • Monitoring2.75

CIP matches

52.1903Fashion Modeling

Schools offering related programs

12 of 15 shown

Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.

InstitutionProgramTuitionAdmitGrad 6-yrEarnings

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA · Public

Fashion Modeling

52.1903

$10,70086%79%

1 yr $77,966

2 yr —

Master's · CIP 52.19

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA · Public

Fashion Modeling

52.1903

$9,20067%56%

1 yr $49,840

2 yr $52,733

Graduate certificate · CIP 52.19

Texas State Technical College

Waco, TX · Public

Fashion Modeling

52.1903

$7,200100%45%

1 yr $39,153

2 yr $37,208

Bachelor's · CIP 52.19

Minnesota State University Moorhead

Moorhead, MN · Public

Fashion Modeling

52.1903

$9,80071%61%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Associate · CIP 52.19

Hamline University

St. Paul, MN · Private nonprofit

Fashion Modeling

52.1903

$48,20081%71%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Not reported

Rochester Community and Technical College

Rochester, MN · Public

Fashion Modeling

52.1903

$6,200100%33%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Not reported

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN · Public

Fashion Modeling

52.1903

$6,100100%36%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Not reported

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN · Public

Fashion Modeling

52.1903

$5,900100%31%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Not reported

Iowa State University

Ames, IA · Public

Fashion Modeling

52.1903

$10,40090%77%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Not reported

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL · Public

Fashion Modeling

52.1903

$2,900100%41%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Certificate · CIP 52.19

University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Knoxville, TN · Public

Fashion Modeling

52.1903

$13,40068%73%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Not reported

Columbus State Community College

Columbus, OH · Public

Fashion Modeling

52.1903

$4,800100%25%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Not reported