Industrial Design Schools In Alabama
In Alabama, there is only one accredited school where industrial design classes faculty can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the industrial design academic community in Alabama, and the future trends in industrial design training at the following levels:
- Bachelors degree in Industrial Design
- Masters degree in Industrial Design
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Professional Trends
Alabama Vs. National Industrial Design Employment
| Alabama | 160 |
| National | 28,670 |
Approximately 1% of the country's industrial design professionals work in Alabama state.
Employment Growth for Industrial design professionals In Alabama
| 180 | 180 | 250 | 190 | 160 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Alabama, industrial design is a shrinking field. 20 less industrial design professionals were working in Alabama in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of industrial design professionals has shrunk by 11%. This decline is slower than the change in the number of industrial design professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of industrial design professionals has shrunk by 15% from 2006 to 2010.
Industrial Design VS. All Professions salaries in Alabama
| $45,730 | $45,620 | $49,410 | $54,300 | $58,860 |
| $39,917 | $41,500 | $42,923 | $44,323 | $46,099 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Industrial Design
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by industrial design professionals is increasing in Alabama. The mean salary for industrial design professionals in 2006 was $45,730 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $58,860 per year.
Salary percentiles for Industrial design professionals in Alabama
10th percentile |
$33,600 |
25th percentile |
$42,310 |
50th percentile |
$58,210 |
75th percentile |
$71,790 |
90th percentile |
$85,670 |
Thus, there was a 22% growth in industrial design professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 155% pay differential between the highest paid industrial design professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of industrial design in Alabama.
Average Salaries for Industrial design professionals and related professions in Alabama
Architecture |
$57,193 |
Art |
$50,088 |
Civil Engineering |
$52,660 |
Design |
$47,727 |
Drafting |
$47,705 |
Graphic Design |
$45,010 |
Industrial Design |
$58,860 |
Mechanical Engineering |
$64,944 |
In Alabama, industrial design professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Industrial Design programs available for each degree type for all schools in Alabama
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
1 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 2 |
As the number of industrial design professionals is decreasing in Alabama state, the number of students graduating from the only accredited industrial design school in Alabama state is increasing. In 2006 there were 47 industrial design graduates from industrial design courses in Alabama and in 2010 there were 61 graduates.
There was an increase in the number of industrial design school degree or certificate graduates in Alabama by 30%. 50% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in industrial design.