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Floral Designer Workplace Records
Floral design may connect a customer brief, material selection and preparation for a particular delivery time. An employment concern can depend on when those instructions changed or who approved a substitution. Describe the arrangement category generally, keeping private event details and customer records out of your employment account.
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A record map for your role
What to organize first
Brief changes
List the initial design instruction and approved substitution or deadline change.
Handoff sequence
Identify preparation, delivery and installation responsibilities as separate stages.
Own hours
Pair your personal time entry with required design preparation and retail support duties.
Start with the work you actually do
Design, cut, and arrange live, dried, or artificial flowers and foliage.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Floral Designers (27-1023.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Plan arrangement according to client's requirements, using knowledge of design and properties of materials, or select appropriate standard design pattern.Source task 1720 · updated 08/2026
- Trim material and arrange bouquets, wreaths, terrariums, and other items, using trimmers, shapers, wire, pins, floral tape, foam, and other materials.Source task 1725 · updated 08/2026
- Confer with clients regarding price and type of arrangement desired and the date, time, and place of delivery.Source task 1719 · updated 08/2026
- Perform office and retail service duties, such as keeping financial records, serving customers, answering telephones, selling giftware items, and receiving payment.Source task 1726 · updated 08/2026
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Floral Designers (SOC 27-1023). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $13.23 | $16.55 | $18.04 | $34,430 |
| Alaska | $18.69 | $23.14 | $24.12 | $48,130 |
| Arizona | $17.03 | $17.72 | $20.57 | $36,860 |
| Arkansas | $13.49 | $14.38 | $16.64 | $29,910 |
| Connecticut | $17.23 | $18.86 | $22.76 | $39,220 |
| Delaware | $16.12 | $19.05 | $21.30 | $39,630 |
| Florida | $15.95 | $17.68 | $21.67 | $36,770 |
| Georgia | $13.81 | $17.04 | $20.07 | $35,440 |
| Hawaii | $17.67 | $22.20 | $25.27 | $46,170 |
| Idaho | $14.76 | $17.71 | $19.00 | $36,830 |
| Indiana | $14.25 | $17.44 | $21.04 | $36,280 |
| Iowa | $14.34 | $16.99 | $20.27 | $35,340 |
| Kansas | $13.62 | $15.00 | $18.00 | $31,190 |
| Kentucky | $12.15 | $16.80 | $18.61 | $34,940 |
| Louisiana | $13.51 | $14.42 | $17.60 | $30,000 |
| Maine | $16.36 | $17.27 | $21.42 | $35,930 |
| Michigan | $16.37 | $17.25 | $18.08 | $35,890 |
| Minnesota | $16.64 | $17.88 | $21.04 | $37,190 |
| Mississippi | $10.56 | $14.12 | $18.04 | $29,370 |
| Missouri | $14.40 | $16.45 | $18.81 | $34,210 |
| Montana | $14.29 | $16.39 | $19.14 | $34,100 |
| Nebraska | $13.94 | $17.27 | $19.57 | $35,930 |
| New Hampshire | $18.43 | $20.78 | $22.09 | $43,230 |
| New Mexico | $13.75 | $16.28 | $19.19 | $33,870 |
| New York | $17.82 | $21.76 | $23.42 | $45,260 |
| North Carolina | $13.57 | $17.88 | $21.26 | $37,190 |
| North Dakota | $16.33 | $16.97 | $19.34 | $35,290 |
| Ohio | $13.96 | $17.21 | $19.05 | $35,790 |
| Oklahoma | $13.25 | $14.26 | $16.83 | $29,660 |
| Pennsylvania | $14.49 | $17.27 | $21.00 | $35,920 |
| Rhode Island | $17.27 | $17.51 | $20.12 | $36,420 |
| South Dakota | $15.64 | $16.30 | $18.28 | $33,910 |
| Tennessee | $14.15 | $17.41 | $20.72 | $36,220 |
| Texas | $14.32 | $16.87 | $18.25 | $35,080 |
| Utah | $14.40 | $17.30 | $19.05 | $35,980 |
| Vermont | $16.98 | $21.50 | $22.40 | $44,720 |
| Virginia | $16.57 | $17.96 | $22.22 | $37,350 |
| West Virginia | $12.73 | $14.35 | $15.51 | $29,860 |
| Wisconsin | $14.56 | $16.83 | $19.38 | $35,010 |
| Wyoming | $15.00 | $16.84 | $18.99 | $35,020 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Trace brief and substitution decisions
Record the requested design, deadline and role approving changes. Note unavailable materials and the instruction you received about alternatives. Distinguish the arrangement you prepared from changes made during delivery or installation, without assuming a complaint proves which stage caused the problem.
Explain preparation and retail duties
List trimming, assembly, customer service and cleanup relevant to your own hours or target. Note added orders or revised delivery timing and your request for support. Compare your personal time record with those tasks instead of using an order’s final timestamp as the whole workday.
Protect client and event privacy
Do not retain customer addresses, payment information, private event schedules or identifiable arrangement photographs. Identify relevant order-record types and dates for review. Keep your own assignment messages and employment feedback separately, leaving financial and customer records in their approved systems.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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