Exactly 2,770 of Wisconsin's 8,650 design professionals work in Milwaukee. Between 2006 and 2010, in Milwaukee, there has been a 11% decline in the number of design professionals. As the employment for design professionals in Milwaukee has decreased, overall employment in Milwaukee has increased.

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In Milwaukee, salaries for design professionals have increased. In 2010 Milwaukee design professionals earned an average yearly salary of $49,126. Four years earlier in 2006, design professionals in Milwaukee made an average salary of $43,578 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Milwaukee.

Design professionals in Milwaukee make a median yearly salary of $46,154. The difference in pay between the design professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 132%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $31,039 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $71,993 per year.

Design professional salaries in Milwaukee are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There are 6 accredited design schools in the city. Many of Milwaukee's design professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

Milwaukee's design schools offer 12 design degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 165 students completed design courses.