Exactly 210 of the 980 design professionals employed in South Dakota, work in Aberdeen. There has been a 5% decline in the number of design professionals in Aberdeen between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for design professionals in Aberdeen has decreased, overall employment in Aberdeen has also decreased.

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Salaries for design professionals in Aberdeen have decreased. In 2010 Aberdeen design professionals earned an average yearly salary of $25,695. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for design professionals in Aberdeen was $27,200 per year. This decline is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Aberdeen.

Aberdeen design professionals earn a median yearly salary of $24,500. The 10% of design professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $19,980 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 68% higher salaries.

Aberdeen design professionals have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

Many of Aberdeen's design professionals are graduates of the only accredited design school in the city.

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in design offered by Aberdeen's design schools.

In 2010 approximately 3 students completed design courses.