Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Plan and erect commercial displays, such as those in windows and interiors of retail stores and at trade exhibitions.
What it pays
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers earn a median of $18.94/hr — about $39,500 a year. The lowest-paid 10% earn $14.79/hr; the top 10% earn $28.06/hr. (Annual figures are approximate: hourly × 2,080.)
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers earn a median of $18.94/hr — about $39,500 a year. The lowest-paid 10% earn $14.79/hr; the top 10% earn $28.06/hr. (Annual figures are approximate: hourly × 2,080.)
What you'd actually do
- Plan commercial displays to entice and appeal to customers.
- Arrange properties, furniture, merchandise, backdrops, or other accessories, as shown in prepared sketches.
- Change or rotate window displays, interior display areas, or signage to reflect changes in inventory or promotion.
- Place prices or descriptive signs on backdrops, fixtures, merchandise, or floor.
- Consult with store managers, buyers, sales associates, housekeeping staff, or engineering staff to determine appropriate placement of displays or products.
- Maintain props, products, or mannequins, inspecting them for imperfections, doing touch-ups, cleaning up after customers, or applying preservative coatings as necessary.
How you get there
Typical entry-level education: High school diploma. Overall preparation: medium preparation (Job Zone 3 of 5).
Working for yourself
About 0.1% of merchandise displayers and window trimmers are self-employed.
Who it tends to fit
This work tends to fit people who are creative, hands-on and take-charge.
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Quick questions
- How much does a merchandise displayers and window trimmer make?
- The median pay is $18.94 per hour — roughly $39,500 a year, with the real range running from about $14.79/hr (10th percentile) to $28.06/hr (90th percentile). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Do you need a degree to be a merchandise displayers and window trimmer?
- The typical entry-level education is: High school diploma. Overall preparation level: medium preparation (Job Zone 3 of 5).
- What does a merchandise displayers and window trimmer actually do all day?
- Plan commercial displays to entice and appeal to customers. Arrange properties, furniture, merchandise, backdrops, or other accessories, as shown in prepared sketches. Change or rotate window displays, interior display areas, or signage to reflect changes in inventory or promotion.
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Trailhead is operated by FLEXVermont LLC. It is intended for high-school students age 13 and older, and the educators and families who support them, and is not directed to children under 13. Trailhead is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It does not offer professional, financial, or career advice, and its wage figures and pathways are estimates that may not fit your situation — they should not be relied on as the sole basis for any decision.