Floral Designer

What do Floral Designers Do?

• Cut & arrange live, dried, and silk flowers and greenery 
• Help customers to choose suitable flowers and plants
• Design bouquets & arrangements based on ideas of client
• Advise client on how to care for flowers/plants purchased
• Deliver & set up arrangements/displays at a variety of events

Skills

• Creativity & artistic flair
• Attention to detail
• Understanding how different plants and flowers
• Business-minded & customer-oriented
• Ability to work well under pressure

EDUCATION




To gain the skills needed to become a floral designer, you can:

+ Take a floristry course at a local college
+ Join a local flower arranging society
+ Look for opportunities to help out in a florist's shop as a volunteer or intern

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LOCATION



About 20% of floral designers are self-employed and can work out of their own studios or homes. Other possible places to work as a florist can be at retail businesses, such as a flower shop or grocery store.

Flower Shop Storefront

$25,000

SALARY GROWTH 1999-2014

PROFESSIONAL GROUPS

- National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies
- California State Floral Association
- Society of American Florists
- Master Florists Association

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF FLORAL DESIGNERS

About AIFD: Established in 1965, the American Institute of Floral Designers is, today, the floral industry’s leading non-profit organization dedicated to establishing, maintaining and recognizing the highest standard of professional floral design. AIFD and its worldwide accredited members are in the forefront of the industry in presenting educational design programs and in designing flowers for such renowned events as the Tournament of Roses Parade, Academy Awards and Presidential Inaugurations. They are an extraordinary group of talented artists.

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