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Professional Trends

North Carolina Vs. National Fashion Merchandising Employment

North Carolina	170,460
National	5,852,730

Of all of the fashion merchandising professionals that work in the US, approximately 3% work in North Carolina state.

Employment Growth for Fashion merchandising professionals In North Carolina

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
177,920	184,710	187,360	175,720	170,460

Yellow: Actual Values

In North Carolina, fashion merchandising is a shrinking field. There were 7,460 less fashion merchandising professionals working in North Carolina in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of fashion merchandising has shrunk by 4% in North Carolina. This decline is slower than the change in the number of fashion merchandising professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of fashion merchandising professionals has shrunk by 4% from 2006 to 2010.

Fashion Merchandising VS. All Professions salaries in North Carolina

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$49,143	$50,923	$52,835	$53,992	$56,392
$42,193	$43,618	$45,387	$46,982	$48,254

Light Blue: Fashion Merchandising
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The amount earned by fashion merchandising professionals is increasing in North Carolina. In 2006 fashion merchandising professionals made a mean salary of $49,143 per year, and in 2010 they made $56,392 per year.

Salary percentiles for Fashion merchandising professionals in North Carolina

10th percentile	$34,208
25th percentile	$41,615
50th percentile	$52,645
75th percentile	$67,445
90th percentile	$84,145

This represents a growth in salaries of 13%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In North Carolina state, within the field of fashion merchandising, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid fashion merchandising professionals earn 146% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.

Average Salaries for Fashion merchandising professionals and related professions in North Carolina

Advertising	$76,108
Business Administration	$92,267
Business Management	$102,650
Fashion	$42,490
Fashion Design	$0
Fashion Marketing	$73,635
Fashion Merchandising	$56,392
International Business	$91,482
Marketing	$86,495
Small Business	$120,070

Fashion merchandising professionals in North Carolina earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Fashion Merchandising programs available for each degree type for all schools in North Carolina

associate	1
bachelor	2
master	0
doctor	0
Certificate	0
Total	3

The number of students graduating from the 3 accredited fashion merchandising schools in North Carolina is decreasing. In North Carolina, there were 43 graduates in 2006. And there were 37 graduates from fashion merchandising courses in 2010.

Thus there was a 14% percent decrease in the number of fashion merchandising school degree or certificate graduates in North Carolina. Most of these graduates, or 67%, earned an bachelor's degree in fashion merchandising.

Fashion Merchandising Faculty Salaries in North Carolina

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