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Floral Designers - 27-1023.00

O*NET-SOC Description

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

Sample of Reported Job Titles

Designer
Floral Artist
Floral Clerk
Floral Department Specialist

Floral Designer
Florist
Wedding Decorator

SOC Occupation Groups

27-0000	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
27-1000	Art and Design Workers
27-1020	Designers
27-1023.00	Floral Designers

Related Occupations

27-1012.00	Craft Artists
27-1022.00	Fashion Designers
27-1025.00	Interior Designers
27-1026.00	Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
41-2031.00	Retail Salespersons Bright Outlook
51-6051.00	Sewers, Hand
51-6052.00	Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
51-6092.00	Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
51-9071.00	Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
51-9123.00	Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Tasks

Conduct classes or demonstrations, or train other workers.
Confer with clients regarding price and type of arrangement desired and the date, time, and place of delivery.
Create and change in-store and window displays, designs, and looks to enhance a shop's image.
Decorate, or supervise the decoration of, buildings, halls, churches, or other facilities for parties, weddings and other occasions.
Deliver arrangements to customers, or oversee employees responsible for deliveries.
Grow flowers for use in arrangements or for sale in shop.
Inform customers about the care, maintenance, and handling of various flowers and foliage, indoor plants, and other items.
Order and purchase flowers and supplies from wholesalers and growers.
Perform general cleaning duties in the store to ensure the shop is clean and tidy.
Perform office and retail service duties, such as keeping financial records, serving customers, answering telephones, selling giftware items, and receiving payment.
Plan arrangement according to client's requirements, using knowledge of design and properties of materials, or select appropriate standard design pattern.
Select flora and foliage for arrangements, working with numerous combinations to synthesize and develop new creations.
Trim material and arrange bouquets, wreaths, terrariums, and other items, using trimmers, shapers, wire, pins, floral tape, foam, and other materials.
Unpack stock as it comes into the shop.
Water plants, and cut, condition, and clean flowers and foliage for storage.
Wrap and price completed arrangements.

Detailed Work Activities

Arrange artwork, products, or props.
Arrange delivery of goods or services.
Confer with clients to determine needs.
Construct distinctive physical objects for artistic, functional, or commercial purposes.
Develop artistic or design concepts for decoration, exhibition, or commercial purposes.
Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
Maintain records, documents, or other files.
Provide educational information to the public.
Select materials or props.
Train others on work processes.