Trade Show Exhibit Designer

Also called: Booth Designer

Designs booths for companies at trade shows and conventions.

A day in the life

They design a 40-by-40-foot booth for a tech company at CES, with screens, demo areas, and meeting rooms. Booths must be built, shipped, and set up quickly. Las Vegas is the trade show capital.

Pay over a career

Starting
$42k
Typical
$62k
High
$95k

Estimate.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in industrial, interior, or exhibit design.

Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Exhibit Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design.

Outlook

Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Trade shows recovered after the pandemic.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk for 10 years. AI renders and booth configurators handle simpler booths; custom builds, logistics and client needs still need designers.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Drafting CAD, Graphic design, Marketing.

Official data: O*NET occupation 27-1027.

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