California Industrial Design Schools and Careers

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Fast Facts for Industrial Designers in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Riverside, Oxnard and San Diego
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: San Francisco, San Jose and Santa Ana

Salaries for Industrial Designers in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: San Jose, San Francisco and Oakland
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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity for:
Industrial Designers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Industrial Designers relative to the population of the city. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov

Metro Area
Jobs
Annual Median Salary
Fresno40$74,790
San Diego-Carlsbad310$83,160
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura80$65,960
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario170$67,080
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade50$70,020
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward790$87,530
Santa Rosa40$82,160
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara250$89,220
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim1910$80,870
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