Career vs career

Fashion Design vs Graphic Design

Fashion Designers Graphic Designers
US pay
Median a year, US Bureau of Labor Statistics (via O*NET)
$80,690
10th–90th percentile: $39,850 – $130,900
$61,300
10th–90th percentile: $35,530 – $100,160
India pay
Average monthly earnings of the whole occupation group (PLFS) — not this career alone
₹38,466 a month
Group: Professionals · PLFS
₹38,466 a month
Group: Professionals · PLFS
UK pay
Median a year, full-time, closest UK group (ONS ASHE)
£36,848
Clothing, fashion and accessories designers · 2025 · ONS
£32,510
Graphic and multimedia designers · 2025 · ONS
Growth outlook
US 10-year projection (BLS)
Average (+2% over 10 years)Average (+2% over 10 years)
AI exposure 5.2 / 107.5 / 10
Typical entry education
US (BLS)
Bachelor's degreeBachelor's degree
Route in India
  • Qualification: B.Des in Fashion Design at NIFT [Source]
  • Entrance exam: NIFT Entrance Examination (NIFTEE), conducted by NTA [Source]
  • Qualification: 4-year B.Des, e.g. Graphic Design at NID Ahmedabad or a B.Des at an IIT [Source]
  • Entrance exam: NID Design Aptitude Test (DAT), or UCEED for B.Des at the IITs (after Class 12) [Source]
Skill overlap
9 of 11 top skills are shared.
Shared skills: Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Time Management, Coordination, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Active Learning, Social Perceptiveness
Shared knowledge areas: Design, Fine Arts, Customer and Personal Service, Sales and Marketing, English Language, Administration and Management, Communications and Media
From each career's top O*NET skills and knowledge areas.

Blank means we hold no official figure for that career. US, India and UK figures are different measures and are not converted into each other. Data sources and dates

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