Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Marketing, Sales and ServiceO*NET 27-1026.00United States
Plan and erect commercial displays, such as those in windows and interiors of retail stores and at trade exhibitions.
- Median annual earnings
- $39,401
- Projected change
- +6.3%
- Typical education
- High school diploma or less
- Employment
- 164.79K jobs
50th percentile, United States
2025 to 2035
39.5% of the workforce
Growing to 175.25K by 2035
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The work
What merchandise displayers and window trimmers do
Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.
- Plan commercial displays to entice and appeal to customers.
- Change or rotate window displays, interior display areas, or signage to reflect changes in inventory or promotion.
- Arrange properties, furniture, merchandise, backdrops, or other accessories, as shown in prepared sketches.
- 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.
- Develop ideas or plans for merchandise displays or window decorations.
- Assemble or set up displays, furniture, or products in store space, using colors, lights, pictures, or other accessories to display the product.
- Select themes, lighting, colors, or props to be used.
- Install booths, exhibits, displays, carpets, or drapes, as guided by floor plan of building or specifications.
- Consult with advertising or sales staff to determine type of merchandise to be featured and time and place for each display.
- Attend training sessions or corporate planning meetings to obtain new ideas for product launches.
- Construct or assemble displays or display components from fabric, glass, paper, or plastic, using hand tools or woodworking power tools, according to specifications.
- Collaborate with others to obtain products or other display items.
- Obtain plans from display designers or display managers and discuss their implementation with clients or supervisors.
- Take photographs of displays or signage.
Pay and outlook
What the job pays and where it is heading
Annual earnings range
Reported earnings by percentile, United States
- 10th percentile
- $30,698
- 25th percentile
- $35,115
- 50th percentile
- $39,401
- 75th percentile
- $47,364
- 90th percentile
- $58,737
The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $39,401 and half earn less.
Employment outlook
2025 to 2035 projection
+6.3%faster than average
2025164,793 jobs
2035 projected175,245 jobs
10,452 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.
Preparation
Education levels
What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.
- High school diploma or less
- 39.5%
- Some college
- 19.5%
- Bachelor's degree
- 17.6%
- Associate degree
- 14.7%
- Certificate
- 8.7%
Skills
Skills employers ask for
Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.
How the work gets done
Core competencies
Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.
- Active Listening
- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Critical Thinking
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Speaking
- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Coordination
- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Reading Comprehension
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Time Management
- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Social Perceptiveness
- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Active Learning
- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Persuasion
- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Complex Problem Solving
- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Service Orientation
- Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Writing
- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Monitoring
- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Systems Analysis
- Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Negotiation
- Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
- Operations Analysis
- Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
- Learning Strategies
- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Instructing
- Teaching others how to do something.
- Systems Evaluation
- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
In the market
Job titles and employers
Recent job postings in United StatesCommon job titles
- 01Retail Merchandisers30,370 postings
- 02Merchandisers29,226 postings
- 03Flex Merchandisers7,998 postings
- 04Merchandise Associates7,696 postings
- 05Merchandising Specialists7,175 postings
- 06Merchandising Service Associates5,328 postings
- 07Traveling Retail Merchandisers4,872 postings
- 08Field Representatives4,534 postings
- 09Field Merchandisers4,094 postings
- 10Retail Coverage Merchandisers3,252 postings
- 11Sales and Merchandising Associates3,122 postings
- 12Master Merchandisers3,115 postings
- 13Merchandise Coordinators2,703 postings
- 14Store Scanning Specialists2,299 postings
- 15Freight Flow Managers2,266 postings
- 16Merchandise Team Leads2,141 postings
- 17Seasonal Associates2,055 postings
- 18General Merchandise Associates2,023 postings
- 19Remodel Associates1,826 postings
- 20Retail Specialists1,812 postings
Top employers
- 01Driveline11,234 postings
- 02Lowe's10,503 postings
- 03TJX9,292 postings
- 04Walmart9,243 postings
- 05Premium Retail Services8,203 postings
- 06Acosta Group6,835 postings
- 07SAS Retail Services6,149 postings
- 08SFS5,610 postings
- 09RetailData5,578 postings
- 10Footprint Solutions4,226 postings
- 11Pre3,879 postings
- 12Rdsolutions Systems3,817 postings
- 13Retail Odyssey3,810 postings
- 14The Coca-Cola Company3,735 postings
- 15SPAR Österreichische Warenhandels3,321 postings
- 16Tractor Supply2,966 postings
- 17Advantage Solutions2,962 postings
- 18Hallmark2,388 postings
- 19PepsiCo2,350 postings
- 20American Greetings2,019 postings
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