Floral Designers Go Back to List Design, cut, and arrange live, dried, or artificial flowers and foliage.

Technology used in this occupation:
	Web page creation and editing software

Tasks
	Confer with clients regarding price and type of arrangement desired and the date, time, and place of delivery.
	Plan arrangement according to client's requirements, utilizing knowledge of design and properties of materials, or select appropriate standard design pattern.
	Water plants, and cut, condition, and clean flowers and foliage for storage.
	Select flora and foliage for arrangements, working with numerous combinations to synthesize and develop new creations.
	Order and purchase flowers and supplies from wholesalers and growers.
	Wrap and price completed arrangements.
	Trim material and arrange bouquets, wreaths, terrariums, and other items using trimmers, shapers, wire, pins, floral tape, foam, and other materials.
	Perform office and retail service duties such as keeping financial records, serving customers, answering telephones, selling giftware items and receiving payment.
	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.

Skills
	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.
	Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
	Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
	Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
	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.
	Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
	Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
	Operations Analysis - Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.

Knowledge
	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.
	Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
	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.
	Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
	English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
	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.
	Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
	Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
	Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
	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.

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Wage Information
	Region Average Entry Level  Mid-Range  Annual  Hourly  Statewide $43,320.00 $20.83  $15.22  $15.45 - $23.87  Bridgeport/Stamford $45,360.00 $21.81  $15.93  $17.83 - $24.47  Danbury $43,083.00 $20.72  $14.94  $15.24 - $23.85  Hartford $42,661.00 $20.51  $15.14  $15.27 - $23.62  New Haven $43,104.00 $20.73  $15.10  $15.45 - $23.42  New London/Norwich $39,550.00 $19.02  $15.31  $15.82 - $21.59  Torrington $37,778.00 $18.16  $14.53  $14.42 - $22.41

Occupation Outlook ( 2016 - 2026 ) Average Annual Job Openings:   43   Employment in this occupation is expected to grow more slowly than average, and the number of annual openings will offer limited job opportunities.

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