Fashion Merchandising Pathways

Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?

Featured Careers

Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  • Fashion Designers

    Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree

    • Job growth: Stable
    • Low salary: 35,970
    • High salary: 169,620
    • Average salary: 80690
    Stable Job Growth $ 80,690 Average Salary $35,970 $169,620
  • Marketing Managers

    Bachelor's degree, Master's degree

    • Job growth: Rising
    • Low salary: 81,900
    • High salary: 0
    • Average salary: 161030
    Rising Job Growth $ 161,030 Average Salary $81,900 $0
  • Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

    Bachelor's degree, Master's degree

    • Job growth: Rising
    • Low salary: 42,070
    • High salary: 144,610
    • Average salary: 76950
    Rising Job Growth $ 76,950 Average Salary $42,070 $144,610

All Careers in Fashion Merchandising (6)

Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree, Master's degreeRising161,030
Fashion DesignersBachelor's degree, Associate's degreeStable80,690
Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree, Master's degreeRising76,950
Search Marketing StrategistsBachelor's degree, Associate's degreeRising76,950
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma/GED, Bachelor's degreeRising66,780
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm ProductsBachelor's degree, High school diploma/GEDRising

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