Models
Model garments or other apparel and accessories for prospective buyers at fashion shows, private showings, or retail establishments. May pose for photos to be used in magazines or advertisements.
- Median annual earnings
- $65,345
- Projected change
- +2.9%
- Typical education
- High school diploma or less
- Employment
- 8.41K jobs
50th percentile, United States
2025 to 2035
93.7% of the workforce
Growing to 8.66K by 2035
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ASU learning related to this career
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The work
What models do
Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.
- Pose for artists and photographers.
Pay and outlook
What the job pays and where it is heading
Annual earnings range
Reported earnings by percentile, United States
- 10th percentile
- $27,560
- 25th percentile
- $37,111
- 50th percentile
- $65,345
- 75th percentile
- $148,072
- 90th percentile
- $355,850
The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $65,345 and half earn less.
Employment outlook
2025 to 2035 projection
245 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
- 93.7%
- Bachelor's degree
- 3.9%
- Some college
- 2.4%
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.
- Social Perceptiveness
- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- 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.
- Speaking
- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Coordination
- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Critical Thinking
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Reading Comprehension
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Time Management
- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Writing
- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Persuasion
- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Negotiation
- Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
- Monitoring
- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Complex Problem Solving
- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Active Learning
- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Service Orientation
- Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Systems Analysis
- Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
- Technology Design
- Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.
- Operations Analysis
- Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
- Instructing
- Teaching others how to do something.
In the market
Job titles and employers
Recent job postings in United StatesCommon job titles
- 01Models699 postings
- 02Footwear Managers154 postings
- 03Team Members152 postings
- 04Art Models128 postings
- 05Agent Models125 postings
- 06Actors/Models118 postings
- 07Figure Models97 postings
- 08Fit Models91 postings
- 09Photoshop Artists87 postings
- 10Content Creators69 postings
- 11Lead Actors57 postings
- 12General Associates52 postings
- 13Fashion Models46 postings
- 14Wax Specialists45 postings
- 15Actresses/Models42 postings
- 16Ambassadors38 postings
- 17Influencers38 postings
- 18Actors34 postings
- 19Bilingual Specialists33 postings
- 20Drawing Teachers33 postings
Top employers
- 01Dick's Sporting Goods295 postings
- 02Innodata190 postings
- 03Backstage International Ltd138 postings
- 04Cooking School51 postings
- 05Twin Peaks44 postings
- 06European Wax Center43 postings
- 07Calex Sports34 postings
- 08TELUS30 postings
- 09Somnia29 postings
- 10High Scale Reptiles & Enclosures28 postings
- 11The Infinite Agency22 postings
- 12Jackson Physician Search16 postings
- 13Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams16 postings
- 14Charleston County School District15 postings
- 15Pennsylvania State University15 postings
- 16United Supermarkets15 postings
- 17All Healthcare Staffing14 postings
- 18Goskate.Com13 postings
- 19Tiktok13 postings
- 20MathWorks11 postings
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