Exactly 7,770 of the 9,410 design professionals employed in Virginia, work in Reston. There has been a 5% decline in the number of design professionals in Reston between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of design professionals in Reston has decreased, overall employment in Reston has increased.

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Salaries for design professionals in Reston have decreased. Reston design professionals made $52,775 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for design professionals in Reston was $54,184 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This decline is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Reston.

Design professionals make a median salary of $47,940 per year in Reston. The difference in pay between the design professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 181%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $29,708 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $83,331 per year.

On average design professionals in Reston earn salaries that are lower than the salaries earned by other professionals in Reston.

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

Reston's design school offers one design degree and certificate program.

Approximately 1 students completed design courses in 2010.