Career
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
Design store windows and displays that draw people in.
$39,390
Median pay
+2.7%
Job growth, 2025–35
17,200
Openings a year
High school diploma or equivalent
Typical education
None required
Typical time after high school
Here's what you actually need to know.
The work
What people in this job 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.
The outlook
How the forecast changed this year
The deeper question
What kind of person does this path ask you to become?
What this work centers on
O*NET interest profile, scored 1–7.
The work
Do you want most of your days spent on creation & expression, then objects & tools?
Responsibility
Are you willing to be the one responsible for this?
“Plan commercial displays to entice and appeal to customers.”
Development
What would you need to build over the next 5–10 years?
Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making.
Trade-offs
What does it ask of you in exchange?
No degree beyond high school, though short-term on-the-job training is typical, for a median of $39,390 a year and 17,200 openings nationally each year.
Paths in
Degrees that lead here
- Fashion ModelingCIP 52.1903
Paths across
Careers that use similar skills
- Retail Salespersons$35,410 · -0.3%
- Advertising Sales Agents$64,820 · -7.2%
- Fashion Designers$80,960 · +0.1%
- Demonstrators and Product Promoters$39,320 · +0.2%
- Interior Designers$67,190 · +2.7%
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Sources
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.