Industrial Design Schools In California
There are 10 accredited industrial design schools in California for faculty who teach industrial design classes to choose from. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in industrial design in the state of California, which encompasses industrial design training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Industrial Design
- Bachelors degree in Industrial Design
- Masters degree in Industrial Design
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Professional Trends
California Vs. National Industrial Design Employment
| California | 2,770 |
| National | 28,670 |
Of all of the industrial design professionals that work in the US, approximately 10% work in California state.
Employment Growth for Industrial design professionals In California
| 4,120 | 4,180 | 3,620 | 2,820 | 2,770 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of industrial design professionals is shrinking in California. 1,350 less industrial design professionals were working in California in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of industrial design has shrunk by 33% in California. This is faster than the trend for industrial design professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of industrial design professionals has shrunk by 15% between 2006 and 2010.
Industrial Design VS. All Professions salaries in California
| $69,750 | $73,940 | $76,570 | $68,970 | $65,940 |
| $48,885 | $52,410 | $54,744 | $56,285 | $57,176 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Industrial Design
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to industrial design professionals are declining in California. Industrial design professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $69,750 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $65,940 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Industrial design professionals in California
10th percentile |
$36,250 |
25th percentile |
$43,110 |
50th percentile |
$61,450 |
75th percentile |
$82,890 |
90th percentile |
$106,820 |
This represents a decline in salaries of 6%. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. In California state, within the field of industrial design, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid industrial design professionals earn 195% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Industrial design professionals and related professions in California
Architecture |
$76,517 |
Art |
$72,362 |
Civil Engineering |
$70,763 |
Design |
$62,608 |
Drafting |
$55,635 |
Graphic Design |
$57,240 |
Industrial Design |
$65,940 |
Mechanical Engineering |
$73,988 |
In California, industrial design professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Industrial Design programs available for each degree type for all schools in California
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
9 |
master |
3 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 13 |
As the number of industrial design professionals is decreasing in California state, the number of students graduating from the 10 accredited industrial design schools in California state is increasing. In 2006, 162 students graduated from industrial design courses in California. And in 2010, 284 students graduated.
This represents a 75% increase in the number of industrial design degree or certificate school graduates in California state. Most of these graduates, or 69%, earned an bachelor's degree in industrial design.