Exactly 6,300 of the 51,090 design professionals employed in California, work in Fountain Valley. Between 2006 and 2010, in Fountain Valley, there has been a 9% growth in the number of design professionals. As the employment for design professionals in Fountain Valley has increased, overall employment in Fountain Valley has decreased.

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As the number of design professionals in Fountain Valley has grown, salaries for design professionals have also increased. In 2010 an average salary of $57,393 per year was earned by design professionals in Fountain Valley. The average salary for design professionals in Fountain Valley was $54,755 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of design professionals in Fountain Valley is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Design professionals in Fountain Valley make a median yearly salary of $51,490. The 10% of design professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $30,382 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 223% higher salaries.

On average design professional salaries in Fountain Valley are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There is only one accredited design school in the city. Many of Fountain Valley's design professionals are graduates of this school.

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

Approximately 2 students graduated from design courses in 2010.