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Colorado Vs. National Industrial Design Employment

Colorado	280
National	28,670

Approximately 1% of the country's industrial design professionals work in Colorado state.

Employment Growth for Industrial design professionals In Colorado

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
510	510	500	390	280

Yellow: Actual Values

The number of industrial design professionals is shrinking in Colorado. There were 230 less industrial design professionals working in Colorado in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Colorado, this field has shrunk by 45% in four years. 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 Colorado

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$54,460	$49,800	$55,850	$56,770	$60,990
$46,058	$47,685	$48,234	$49,831	$51,291

Light Blue: Industrial Design
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The salaries paid to industrial design professionals are growing in Colorado. The mean salary for industrial design professionals in 2006 was $54,460 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $60,990 per year.

Salary percentiles for Industrial design professionals in Colorado

10th percentile	$40,430
25th percentile	$45,170
50th percentile	$53,230
75th percentile	$73,760
90th percentile	$96,120

This represents a growth in salaries of 11%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 138% 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 Colorado.

Average Salaries for Industrial design professionals and related professions in Colorado

Architecture	$65,983
Art	$51,060
Civil Engineering	$59,487
Design	$49,204
Drafting	$54,120
Graphic Design	$44,190
Industrial Design	$60,990
Mechanical Engineering	$71,020

In Colorado, 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 Colorado

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

The number of students graduating from the 2 accredited industrial design schools in Colorado is decreasing. In Colorado, there were 55 graduates in 2006. And there were 54 graduates from industrial design courses in 2010.

This represents a 2% decrease in the number of industrial design degree or certificate school graduates in Colorado state. 100% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in industrial design.

Industrial Design Faculty Salaries in Colorado

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