Fashion Consultants

Median Salary: $64,300

Many fashion consultants across the country share a number of important professional traits. For example, initiative, adaptability/flexibility, and achievement/effort can be crucial for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 15,780 people were working as fashion consultants nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's vital to utilize these characteristics and receive excellent training, particularly if you're ready to move up in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for fashion consultants in the U.S. was $64,300 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $30.90. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about fashion consultants, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the country.

Fashion consultants should be skilled in:

Problem Sensitivity
Visualization
Near Vision
Category Flexibility
Information Ordering

Different people go into different careers; fashion consultants are typically:

Artistic
Enterprising
Realistic

Working as a fashion consultant requires knowledge in subjects like:

Design
English Language
Production and Processing

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of people working as fashion consultants). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of fashion consultants in each city as compared to the national average.

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Los Angeles (Area)	3,240	$71,100	$34.20	$97,100	$46.70	319.8%
Oakland	60	$60,200	$28.90	$87,400	$42.00	-46.3%
Riverside	70	$39,300	$18.90	$60,600	$29.10	-50.4%
San Diego	170	$62,500	$30.10	$87,200	$41.90	9.1%
San Francisco (Area)	320	$69,700	$33.50	$92,800	$44.60	37.2%
San Francisco (City)	260	$79,300	$38.10	$98,300	$47.30	120.7%
San Jose	80	$56,100	$27.00	$78,200	$37.60	-24%
Santa Cruz	NA	$76,300	$36.70	$94,800	$45.60	NA

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Denver	60	$63,000	$30.30	$83,300	$40.10	-60.3%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	60	$61,200	$29.40	$105,400	$50.70	9.9%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	NA	$31,700	$15.20	$34,000	$16.30	NA

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Miami (Area)	NA	$52,900	$25.50	$70,900	$34.10	NA

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	90	$50,100	$24.10	$67,100	$32.20	-66.1%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	NA	$37,500	$18.00	$41,200	$19.80	NA

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chicago (Area)	NA	$49,900	$24.00	$62,200	$29.90	NA

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	60	$80,600	$38.80	$100,100	$48.10	165.3%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boston (Area)	110	$48,800	$23.50	$70,900	$34.10	-0.8%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Minneapolis	60	$43,500	$20.90	$68,400	$32.90	-69.4%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kansas City	70	NA	NA	NA	NA	-43.8%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
New York (Area)	NA	$66,700	$32.10	$93,800	$45.10	NA

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Greensboro	60	$67,100	$32.30	$86,500	$41.60	48.8%
Hickory	40	$51,100	$24.60	$74,000	$35.60	125.6%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbus	450	$53,100	$25.50	$72,900	$35.10	313.2%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	NA	$50,200	$24.20	$62,600	$30.10	NA

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	70	$54,600	$26.30	$75,100	$36.10	74.4%
Philadelphia (Area)	90	$42,400	$20.40	$59,400	$28.60	-57.9%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	60	$59,100	$28.40	$86,900	$41.80	-6.6%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dallas (Area)	80	$34,200	$16.40	$48,900	$23.50	-66.1%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Seattle (Area)	240	$62,900	$30.20	$87,300	$42.00	42.1%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Madison	40	$77,700	$37.30	$107,700	$51.80	8.3%