DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
27-1027 Set and Exhibit Designers
Occupational Description:
Design special exhibits and movie, television, and theater sets. May study scripts, confer with directors, and conduct research to determine appropriate architectural styles.| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Central Minnesota | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Minnesota | 230 | 53 | $19.74/hr | $0.89/hr | $12.12/hr | $14.25/hr | $19.95/hr | $23.13/hr | $29.81/hr |
| U S | 8,680 | 547 | $26.47/hr | $0.69/hr | $12.28/hr | $16.46/hr | $24.51/hr | $34.04/hr | $42.59/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2010 - 2020 | |
| Commercial and Industrial Designers | 60 | $22.89/hr | 18.8% |
| Interior Designers | 60 | $15.87/hr | 29.2% |
| Art Directors | 30 | $27.76/hr | 15.1% |
Tasks for Set and Exhibit Designers
- Integrates requirements including script, research, budget, and available locations to develop design.
- Researches and consults experts to determine architectural and furnishing styles to depict given periods or locations.
- Estimates costs of design materials and construction, or rental of location or props.
- Reads script to determine location, set, or decoration requirements.
- Directs and coordinates set construction, erection, or decoration activities to ensure conformance to design, budget, and schedule requirements.
- Assigns staff to complete design ideas and prepare sketches, illustrations, and detailed drawings of sets, or graphics and animation.
- Examines dressed set to ensure props and scenery do not interfere with movements of cast or view of camera.
- Confers with heads of production and direction to establish budget, schedules, and discuss design ideas.
- Selects furniture, draperies, pictures, lamps, and rugs for decorative quality and appearance.
- Prepares rough draft and scale working drawings of sets, including floor plans, scenery, and properties to be constructed.
- Presents drawings for approval and makes changes and corrections as directed.
- Designs and builds scale models of set design or miniature sets used in filming backgrounds or special effects.
- Prepares preliminary drawings of proposed exhibit, including detailed construction, layout, material specifications, or special effects diagrams.
- Inspects installed exhibit for conformance to specifications and satisfactory operation of special effects components.
- Designs, draws, paints, or sketches backgrounds and fixtures for use in windows or interior displays.
- Oversees preparation of artwork, construction of exhibit components, and placement of collection to ensure intended interpretation of concepts and conformance to specifications.
- Confers with client or staff regarding theme, interpretative or informational purpose, planned location, budget, materials, or promotion.
- Arranges for acquisition of specimens or graphics, or building of exhibit structures by outside contractors to complete exhibit.
- Submits plans for approval, and adapts plan to serve intended purpose or to conform to budget or fabrication restrictions.
- Designs display to decorate streets, fairgrounds, building or other places for celebrations, using paper, cloth, plastic, or other materials.