Set & Exhibit Designers

Also Called: Designer, Exhibit Designer, Scenic Designer, Set Designer

What Set & Exhibit Designers do

Design special exhibits and sets for film, video, television, and theater productions. May study scripts, confer with directors, and conduct research to determine appropriate architectural styles.

  • Prepare rough drafts and scale working drawings of sets, including floor plans, scenery, and properties to be constructed.
  • Read scripts to determine location, set, and design requirements.
  • Develop set designs, based on evaluation of scripts, budgets, research information, and available locations.
Industry Areas:

Advanced Manufacturing Automotive & Machine Repair Information Technology

Training Program Areas:

Drafting • OCT-Only Advanced Manufacturing • OCT-Only Information Technology • Sign & Billboard • Visual Communications

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Work Context

  • Electronic Mail
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  • Work With Work Group or Team
  • Face-to-Face Discussions
  • Telephone

Tools

  • Air compressors
  • Power staple guns
  • Notebook computers
  • Alternating current AC arc welder
  • Art airbrushes

Technology

Computer aided design CAD software
Autodesk Revit
Trimble SketchUp Pro
Presentation software
Microsoft PowerPoint
Video creation and editing software
Adobe Systems Adobe After Effects
Figure 53 QLab

The Education & Training You Need

Skills

  • Active Listening
  • Critical Thinking
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Coordination
  • Operations Analysis

Knowledge

Engineering and Technology
design
building and construction
Arts and Humanities
music, dance, visual arts, drama, or sculpture
English language
Communications
multimedia
Business
management

Education

  • 39% Bachelor's degree
  • 26% Master's degree
  • 13% Professional degree

Experience

Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

What are your training options on the pathway to this occupation?

Are You a Good Fit?

Occupation Traits

  • Artistic (Creator)
  • Realistic (Doer)

Work Styles

  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Initiative
  • Cooperation
  • Innovation
  • Stress Tolerance

Values

  • Achievement
  • Independence
  • Working Conditions

Abilities

  • Verbal
  • Ideas and Logic
  • Attention
  • Math

This is what Set & Exhibit Designers across the country typically make.

$15.50 / hour
$32,240 /year

Entry Level

$28.60 / hour
$59,490 /year

Median Level

$54.68 / hour
$113,740 /year

Experienced Level

Income information reflects a regional average.
Income information reflects a national average.

This career’s National Job Outlook is

Below Average

Please be sure to verify the outlook of this occupation with your instructor.

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