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Floral Designers

Description

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

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Experience

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful in these occupations, but usually is not needed. For example, a drywall installer might benefit from experience installing drywall, but an inexperienced person could still learn to be an installer with little difficulty.

Education

These occupations usually require a high school diploma and may require some vocational training or job-related course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree could be needed.

Training

Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.

Tasks

Plans arrangement according to client's requirements, utilizing knowledge of design and properties of materials, or selects appropriate standard design pattern.
Packs and wraps completed arrangements.
Conducts classes, demonstrations, or trains other workers.
Estimates costs and prices arrangements.
Decorates buildings, halls, churches, or other facilities where events are planned.
Selects flora and foliage for arrangement.
Trims material and arranges bouquets, wreaths, terrariums, and other items using trimmers, shapers, wire, pin, floral tape, foam, and other materials.
Confers with client regarding price and type of arrangement desired.

National Average Salary

$20,490.00/year

Average Salary in Maryland

$21,320.00/year

Important Abilities

   1. Visual Color Discrimination
   2. Oral Expression
   3. Visualization
   4. Oral Comprehension
   5. Originality

General Work Activities

   1. Communicating With Persons Outside Organization
   2. Thinking Creatively
   3. Handling and Moving Objects
   4. Establishing & Maintaining Relationships
   5. Getting Information Needed to Do the Job

Important Skills

   1. Service Orientation
   2. Active Listening
   3. Learning Strategies
   4. Speaking
   5. Mathematics

Frequent Work Context

   1. Objective or Subjective Information
   2. Provide a Service to Others
   3. Job-Required Social Interaction
   4. Deal With External Customers
   5. Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls

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