Exactly 19,570 of California's 51,090 design professionals work in Walnut. The number of design professionals in Walnut has shrunk by 6% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for design professionals in Walnut has decreased, overall employment in Walnut has increased.

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As the number of design professionals in Walnut has shrunk, salaries for design professionals have increased. Walnut design professionals made $64,239 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for design professionals in Walnut was $60,495 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Walnut.

Design professionals make a median salary of $57,318 per year in Walnut. The difference in pay between the design professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 189%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $32,362 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $93,366 per year.

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

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

There are a total of 7 degree and certificate programs in design offered by Walnut's design schools.

In 2010 approximately 23 students graduated from design courses.