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Floral Designers

Design, cut, and arrange live, dried, or artificial flowers and foliage.

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A look at the work

  • Plan arrangement according to client's requirements, using knowledge of design and properties of materials, or select appropriate standard design pattern.
  • Trim material and arrange bouquets, wreaths, terrariums, and other items, using trimmers, shapers, wire, pins, floral tape, foam, and other materials.
  • Confer with clients regarding price and type of arrangement desired and the date, time, and place of delivery.
  • Perform office and retail service duties, such as keeping financial records, serving customers, answering telephones, selling giftware items, and receiving payment.
  • Wrap and price completed arrangements.
  • Deliver arrangements to customers, or oversee employees responsible for deliveries.
  • Water plants, and cut, condition, and clean flowers and foliage for storage.
  • Select flora and foliage for arrangements, working with numerous combinations to synthesize and develop new creations.

A selection of source-listed tasks; duties vary by role and employer.

Interests involved in this work

These source scores describe occupational work activities. They are separate from your personal test results.

Hands-on

2026-02 · Machine Learning/Expert

5.1 / 7

Investigative

2026-02 · Machine Learning/Expert

1.6 / 7

Creative

2026-02 · Machine Learning/Expert

4.5 / 7

Helping people

2026-02 · Machine Learning/Expert

2.5 / 7

Enterprising

2026-02 · Machine Learning/Expert

3.7 / 7

Organizing

2026-02 · Machine Learning/Expert

3.9 / 7

Skills to explore

Source-reported importance on a 1–5 scale. Try a course, project or conversation to learn what these skills involve.

Active Listening

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

2026-08

3.9 / 5

Speaking

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

2026-08

3.6 / 5

Service Orientation

Actively looking for ways to help people.

2026-08

3.3 / 5

Time Management

Managing one's own time and the time of others.

2026-08

3.1 / 5

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

2026-08

3.1 / 5

Social Perceptiveness

Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

2026-08

3.1 / 5

Judgment and Decision Making

Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

2026-08

3.0 / 5

Monitoring

Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

2026-08

3.0 / 5

Reading Comprehension

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

2026-08

2.9 / 5

Active Learning

Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

2026-08

2.9 / 5

Plan a small next step

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Source preparation category: Job Zone 2 of 5 · 2026-08. This category describes typical preparation, not your eligibility.

Source & methodology

O*NET-SOC code 27-1023.00 · Database 31.0 · Retrieved Oct 14, 2026. Dates on individual observations describe their source periods.

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