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Date: 08/12/2025

Floral Designers

Design, cut, and arrange live, dried, or artificial flowers and foliage.

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  • Plan arrangement according to client's requirements, using knowledge of design and properties of materials, or select appropriate standard design pattern.
  • Confer with clients regarding price and type of arrangement desired and the date, time, and place of delivery.
  • Trim material and arrange bouquets, wreaths, terrariums, and other items, using trimmers, shapers, wire, pins, floral tape, foam, and other materials.
  • Conduct classes or demonstrations, or train other workers.
  • Order and purchase flowers and supplies from wholesalers and growers.
  • Perform office and retail service duties, such as keeping financial records, serving customers, answering telephones, selling giftware items, and receiving payment.
  • Select flora and foliage for arrangements, working with numerous combinations to synthesize and develop new creations.
  • Inform customers about the care, maintenance, and handling of various flowers and foliage, indoor plants, and other items.
  • Decorate, or supervise the decoration of, buildings, halls, churches, or other facilities for parties, weddings and other occasions.
  • Deliver arrangements to customers, or oversee employees responsible for deliveries.
  • Create and change in-store and window displays, designs, and looks to enhance a shop's image.

Work Activities

Work Activities

  • Plan arrangement according to client's requirements, using knowledge of design and properties of materials, or select appropriate standard design pattern.
  • Confer with clients regarding price and type of arrangement desired and the date, time, and place of delivery.
  • Trim material and arrange bouquets, wreaths, terrariums, and other items, using trimmers, shapers, wire, pins, floral tape, foam, and other materials.
  • Conduct classes or demonstrations, or train other workers.
  • Order and purchase flowers and supplies from wholesalers and growers.
  • Perform office and retail service duties, such as keeping financial records, serving customers, answering telephones, selling giftware items, and receiving payment.
  • Select flora and foliage for arrangements, working with numerous combinations to synthesize and develop new creations.
  • Inform customers about the care, maintenance, and handling of various flowers and foliage, indoor plants, and other items.
  • Decorate, or supervise the decoration of, buildings, halls, churches, or other facilities for parties, weddings and other occasions.
  • Deliver arrangements to customers, or oversee employees responsible for deliveries.
  • Create and change in-store and window displays, designs, and looks to enhance a shop's image.

Skills

  • Systems Analysis

    Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.

  • Programming

    Writing computer programs.

  • Reading Comprehension

    Reading work-related information.

  • Persuasion

    Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

  • Complex Problem Solving

    Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

  • Social Perceptiveness

    Understanding people's reactions.

  • Speaking

    Talking to others.

  • Operations Analysis

    Figuring out what a product or service needs to be able to do.

  • Negotiation

    Bringing people together to solve differences.

  • Instructing

    Teaching people how to do something.

  • Service Orientation

    Looking for ways to help people.

  • Critical Thinking

    Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

  • Writing

    Writing things for co-workers or customers.

  • Learning Strategies

    Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.

  • Operations Monitoring

    Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.

  • Installation

    Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs.

  • Management of Personnel Resources

    Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.

  • Quality Control Analysis

    Testing how well a product or service works.

  • Troubleshooting

    Figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work.

  • Management of Financial Resources

    Making spending decisions and keeping track of what is spent.

  • Systems Evaluation

    Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

  • Operation and Control

    Using equipment or systems.

  • Active Learning

    Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.

  • Time Management

    Managing your time and the time of other people.

  • Management of Material Resources

    Managing equipment and materials.

  • Active Listening

    Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

  • Equipment Selection

    Deciding what kind of tools and equipment are needed to do a job.

  • Judgment and Decision Making

    Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.

  • Monitoring

    Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.

  • Coordination

    Changing what is done based on other people's actions.

  • Equipment Maintenance

    Planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment.

  • Technology Design

    Making equipment and technology useful for customers.

  • Mathematics

    Using math to solve problems.

  • Science

    Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

  • Repairing

    Repairing machines or systems using the right tools.

WorkKeys®

Applied Math
0
Workplace Documents
3
Graphic Literacy
4

Abilities

  • Near Vision

    Seeing details up close.

  • Response Orientation

    Quickly deciding if you should move your hand, foot, or other body part.

  • Glare Sensitivity

    Seeing something even if there is a glare or very bright light.

  • Problem Sensitivity

    Noticing when problems happen.

  • Oral Expression

    Communicating by speaking.

  • Deductive Reasoning

    Using rules to solve problems.

  • Far Vision

    Seeing details that are far away.

  • Peripheral Vision

    Seeing something to your side when your are looking ahead.

  • Visualization

    Imagining how something will look after it is moved around or changed.

  • Flexibility of Closure

    Seeing hidden patterns.

  • Gross Body Equilibrium

    Keeping your balance or staying upright.

  • Stamina

    Exercising for a long time without getting out of breath.

  • Static Strength

    Lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying.

  • Time Sharing

    Doing two or more things at the same time.

  • Speech Recognition

    Recognizing spoken words.

  • Inductive Reasoning

    Making general rules or coming up with answers from lots of detailed information.

  • Information Ordering

    Ordering or arranging things.

  • Originality

    Creating new and original ideas.

  • Gross Body Coordination

    Moving your arms, legs, and mid-section together while your whole body is moving.

  • Extent Flexibility

    Bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching with your body, arms, and/or legs.

  • Speed of Limb Movement

    Quickly moving your arms and legs.

  • Explosive Strength

    Jumping, sprinting, or throwing something.

  • Control Precision

    Quickly changing the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.

  • Finger Dexterity

    Putting together small parts with your fingers.

  • Speed of Closure

    Quickly knowing what you are looking at.

  • Perceptual Speed

    Quickly comparing groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.

  • Reaction Time

    Quickly moving your hand, finger, or foot based on a sound, light, picture or other command.

  • Visual Color Discrimination

    Noticing the difference between colors, including shades and brightness.

  • Manual Dexterity

    Holding or moving items with your hands.

  • Sound Localization

    Noticing the direction that a sound came from.

  • Dynamic Strength

    Exercising for a long time without your muscles getting tired.

  • Multilimb Coordination

    Using your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down.

  • Dynamic Flexibility

    Quickly and repeatedly bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching out with your body, arms, and/or legs.

  • Trunk Strength

    Using your lower back and stomach.

  • Depth Perception

    Deciding which thing is closer or farther away from you, or deciding how far away it is from you.

  • Rate Control

    Changing when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving.

  • Spatial Orientation

    Knowing where things are around you.

  • Auditory Attention

    Paying attention to one sound while there are other distracting sounds.

  • Written Expression

    Communicating by writing.

  • Fluency of Ideas

    Coming up with lots of ideas.

  • Selective Attention

    Paying attention to something without being distracted.

  • Memorization

    Remembering words, numbers, pictures, or steps.

  • Category Flexibility

    Grouping things in different ways.

  • Number Facility

    Adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing.

  • Speech Clarity

    Speaking clearly.

  • Wrist-Finger Speed

    Making fast, simple, repeated movements of your fingers, hands, and wrists.

  • Hearing Sensitivity

    Telling the difference between sounds.

  • Night Vision

    Seeing at night or under low light.

  • Oral Comprehension

    Listening and understanding what people say.

  • Written Comprehension

    Reading and understanding what is written.

  • Arm-Hand Steadiness

    Keeping your arm or hand steady.

  • Mathematical Reasoning

    Choosing the right type of math to solve a problem.

Knowledge

  • Computers and Electronics

    Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

  • Mathematics

    Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

  • Telecommunications

    Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.

  • Design

    Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

  • Sales and Marketing

    Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

  • Chemistry

    Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

  • Customer and Personal Service

    Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

  • Administrative

    Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.

  • Production and Processing

    Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

  • Psychology

    Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

  • Philosophy and Theology

    Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.

  • Fine Arts

    Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.

  • Public Safety and Security

    Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

  • Foreign Language

    Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.

  • Administration and Management

    Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

  • Medicine and Dentistry

    Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.

  • Education and Training

    Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

  • Transportation

    Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.

  • Building and Construction

    Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.

  • Engineering and Technology

    Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

  • Mechanical

    Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

  • History and Archeology

    Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.

  • English Language

    Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

  • Economics and Accounting

    Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.

  • Therapy and Counseling

    Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.

  • Biology

    Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

  • Geography

    Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.

  • Law and Government

    Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.

  • Food Production

    Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.

  • Sociology and Anthropology

    Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.

  • Personnel and Human Resources

    Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

  • Physics

    Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.

  • Communications and Media

    Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

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Pay

  • Typical Salary
  • $44,480
    $33,920
    $24,100
    Ohio
    US
    $48,690
    $36,120
    $27,260
  • Typical Hourly Wage
  • $21
    $16
    $12
    Ohio
    US
    $23
    $17
    $13

Ohio Employment Trends

  • Currently Employed 1,710
  • Yearly Projected Openings 180

Typical Education

Personality

Realistic: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.They do well at jobs that need:
  • Dependability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Integrity
  • Cooperation
  • Concern for Others
  • Independence

Tools

  • Air or gas tanks or cylinders
  • Candle holder
  • Cash registers
  • Fog or mist generators
  • Glue guns
  • Grafting knife
  • Greenhouse irrigation equipment
  • Heat guns
  • Label applying machines
  • Needlenose pliers
  • Netting
  • Notebook computers
  • Paint brushes
  • Personal computers
  • Pocket calculator
  • Point of sale POS terminal
  • Radio frequency identification devices
  • Razor knives
  • Scissors
  • Secateurs or pruning shears
  • Shovels
  • Special purpose telephones
  • Tablet computers
  • Walk in refrigerators
  • Wire scissors

Technology

  • Accounting software
  • Electronic mail software
  • Internet browser software
  • Inventory management software
  • Office suite software
  • Point of sale POS software
  • Presentation software
  • Procurement software
  • Spreadsheet software
  • Time accounting software
  • Web page creation and editing software
  • Word processing software

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