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Salary Expectations in the Graphic Design field
| Local Survey* | Regional Survey** | Occupational Outlook Handbook*** | |
| Customer Service Representative | |||
| $8.00-$12.00/hr | $7.88 - $17.86/hr ($9.97/hr average entry-level wage) |
Median $13.21/hr | |
| Desktop Publisher/ Graphic Designer | |||
| $8.00-$15.00/hr |
$8.30 – $26.27/hr |
$26,659 and $45,130/yr (Median $34,570/yr) | |
| Electronic Prepress Technician | |||
| $8.00-$12.00/hr |
$8.30 – $26.27/hr |
$26,560 and $45,130/yr (Median $34,570/yr) | |
| Information Designer | |||
| $8.00-$15.00/hr | N/A | $26,560 and $45,130/yr (Median $34,570/yr | |
| Photographer | |||
| $8.00-$12.00/hr | N/A | $16,790 and $33,020/yr (Median $22,300/yr) | |
| Industry Related Sales Representative | |||
| $10.00-$12.00/hr | ($12.88/hr average entry-level wage) |
(Median 14.94/hr) | |
| Web Page Designer | |||
| $8.00-$15.00+ /hr | N/A | $26,560 and $45,130/yr (Median $34,570/yr) | |
* Eastern Iowa Community College Districts 2003 Labor Market Assessment of Graphics Personnel in the Area IX and contiguous Illinois counties.
**2001 Printing Industry Compensation Survey from PIA/GATF (Printing Industries Association of the Heartland and Printing Industries of the Midlands, Inc.)
*** Occupational Outlook Handbook, all data from 2000 figures. http://www.bls.gov/oco/
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