Exactly 260 of the 19,500 design professionals employed in Illinois, work in Galesburg. There has been a 53% growth in the number of design professionals in Galesburg between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of design professionals in Galesburg has increased, overall employment in Galesburg has also increased.

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In Galesburg, salaries for design professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $27,995 per year was earned by design professionals in Galesburg. Design professionals in Galesburg made a yearly average salary of $24,995, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Galesburg.

Galesburg design professionals earn a median yearly salary of $26,445. The 10% of design professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $18,885 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $42,525 per year.

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

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

Galesburg's design schools offer 2 design degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 3 students completed design courses.