Exactly 5,850 of the 14,850 design professionals employed in Pennsylvania, work in Newtown. There has been a 4% decline in the number of design professionals in Newtown between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of design professionals in Newtown has decreased, overall employment in Newtown has increased.

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Salaries for design professionals in Newtown have increased. Newtown design professionals made $52,596 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, design professionals in Newtown made an average salary of $46,646 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Newtown.

Design professionals make a median salary of $49,298 per year in Newtown. The 10% of design professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $28,462 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $80,522 per year.

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

There are a total of 3 degree and certificate programs in design offered by Newtown's design schools.

Approximately 32 students graduated from design courses in 2010.