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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

$35.38K Median Salary 13.2K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 4.4% Job Growth

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About This Career

Plan and erect commercial displays, such as those in windows and interiors of retail stores and at trade exhibitions.

Reported Job Titles

Decorator, Display Associate, Display Decorator, Display Specialist, In-Store Marketing Associate, Merchandiser, Visual Merchandiser (VM), Visual Merchandising Specialist

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Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Visualization

Oral Comprehension

Oral Expression

Speech Clarity

Fluency of Ideas

Manual Dexterity

Speech Recognition

Category Flexibility

Deductive Reasoning

Far Vision

Finger Dexterity

Information Ordering

Near Vision

Originality

Trunk Strength

Visual Color Discrimination

Extent Flexibility

Problem Sensitivity

Arm-Hand Steadiness

Gross Body Coordination

Inductive Reasoning

Multilimb Coordination

Stamina

Static Strength

Written Comprehension

Written Expression

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service

Sales and Marketing

English Language

Administration and Management

Skills

Active Listening

Critical Thinking

Speaking

Judgment and Decision Making

Coordination

Reading Comprehension

Social Perceptiveness

Time Management

Technology Skills

Graphics or photo imaging software

Word processing software

Electronic mail software

Internet browser software

Spreadsheet software

Document management software

Desktop publishing software

Video creation and editing software

Office suite software

Computer aided design CAD software

Presentation software

Inventory management software

Tools

Screwdrivers

Domestic sewing machines

Power staple guns

Hammers

Paint brushes

Shears

Power nail guns

Saws

Claw hammer

Power saws

Ladders

Dollies

Utility knives

Power drills

Digital cameras

Rulers

Air brushes

Locking pliers

Desktop computers

Personal computers

Glue guns

Abilities

Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Fluency of Ideas: The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
Manual Dexterity: The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Far Vision: The ability to see details at a distance.
Finger Dexterity: The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Originality: The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
Trunk Strength: The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
Visual Color Discrimination: The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
Extent Flexibility: The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Arm-Hand Steadiness: The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
Gross Body Coordination: The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Multilimb Coordination: The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
Stamina: The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
Static Strength: The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Sales and Marketing: Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Skills

Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Technology Skills

Graphics or photo imaging software: SmugMug Flickr
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Internet browser software: Web browser software
Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Document management software: Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat; Filing system software; Records management software; Transcription system software
Desktop publishing software: Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign; Microsoft Publisher
Video creation and editing software: YouTube
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Computer aided design CAD software: Autodesk AutoCAD; Autodesk Revit
Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Inventory management software: Assisi Software Assisi Inventory

Tools

Screwdrivers: Mini screwdriver sets
Domestic sewing machines: Sewing machines
Power staple guns: Automated staple guns
Hammers:
Paint brushes: Paint application brushes
Shears: Metal shears
Power nail guns: Nailing machines
Saws: Multi-purpose saw sets
Claw hammer: Claw hammers
Power saws: Chain saws
Ladders: Extension ladders
Dollies: Equipment dollies
Utility knives: Precision knives
Power drills: Hand drills
Digital cameras:
Rulers: Precision rulers; Steel rules
Air brushes:
Locking pliers: Channel lock pliers; Vise grip pliers
Desktop computers:
Personal computers:
Glue guns:

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