Merchandisers and window dressers

Merchandisers and window dressers
£24,960

Average Annual Pay

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020

32

Average Weekly Hours

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2019

5.56%

Unemployment Rate

Labour Force Survey 2020

Future employment projections (Working Futures UK)

Description

Merchandisers and window dressers replenish stocks of goods in stores, advise retailers on the optimum display of merchandise and create displays of merchandise in shop windows.

Qualifications

Entrants typically possess a professional qualification from the British Design Society, or an approved vocational qualification. Candidates usually require GCSEs/S grades. Degrees and apprenticeships are available, as well as NVQs/SVQs in Visual Merchandising at Levels 1 and 2.

Typical tasks

  • monitors stock movements, considers customer requirements and assists customers in completing orders;
  • supplies information about the product to the retailer and sales staff and deals with customer enquiries;
  • consults with advertising and sales staff and advises retailers on the optimal display of a product and of any promotions;
  • implements plans from display designers or display managers or develops ideas and plans for merchandise display or window dressing;
  • prepares area for new display, constructs or assembles displays from a variety of materials, and dismantles existing displays and returns merchandise to relevant departments;
  • provides feedback about displays to senior managers.

Common job titles

Stylist, film
Associate, merchandise
Assistant, display (retail trade:
Merchandiser
Stylist, fashion
Manager, merchandise, visual
Supervisor, display
Trimmer, window
Artist, display
Hand, display (retail trade)
Displayman, window
Manager, display
Merchandiser, retail
Dresser, window
Merchandiser, visual
Leader, team
Manager, merchandising, visual
Assistant, merchandising, visual
Assistant, merchandising
Displayman (retail trade)
Executive, merchandising
Stylist, photographic
Merchandiser, sales
Associate, visual (retail trade)
Inspector (window dressing)

Education background

Destination of Leavers survey, supplied by the Higher Education Statistics.

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Top industries: Merchandisers and window dressers

Working Futures UK

Employment type

Gender breakdown


£450

Female average weekly pay

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020

£530

Male average weekly pay

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020

75/350

Gender pay gap ranking

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020


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Gender Pay Gap by Career

Average weekly pay by age and gender: Merchandisers and window dressers

Pay change between years

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