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| Florist |
$21,860 Annual Average (US Bureau of Labor and Statistics) |
| Career Cluster: Marketing, Sales & Service | |
| General
Information: Trained in the art of flower arranging and the principles of design and color. |
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| Career
Information: Florists cut and arrange live, dried, or artificial flowers and foliage into designs to express the sentiments of the customer. They trim flowers and arrange bouquets, sprays, wreaths, dish gardens, and terrariums. They usually work from a written order indicating the occasion, customer preference for color and type of flower, price, and the date, time, and place the floral arrangement or plant is to be delivered. The variety of duties performed by a Florist depends on the size of the shop and number of designers employed. In a small operation, the floral designer may own the shop and do almost everything from growing flowers to keeping books. The work consists of making floral pieces ranging from corsages to wedding bouquets; wreaths; sprays; funeral designs; birthdays; holidays; and other special occasions. A Florist is creative and flexible. He or she must be capable of interpreting customer requests. |
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| Educational
Requirements: High School/GED |
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| Suggested High School/Collegiate
Courses: Agriculture, horticulture, botany, biology, business and computers. |
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| Skills
Necessary: Interpersonal , Creative , Highly Motivated , Organizational , Work independently , Decision Making , Computer Skills , Written Communications , Self-Motivated , Management , Detail Oriented , Presentational , Sales , Basic Business Principles , Responsible , Goal Oriented , Customer Service , Helps Others , Orderly Minded , Confidence , Innovativeness , Outgoing Personality |
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| Job
Availability: Steady Growth |
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| Location
of jobs: All United States |
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| Working
Conditions: Indoors working in shops or in a cooler. Most floral designers work for retail flower shops, but a growing number work in floral departments of grocery stores. |
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| FFA
Programs that Promote this Career: Agri-Entrepreneurship , CDE: Ag Sales , CDE: Floriculture , CDE: Marketing Plan , CDE: Nursery and Landscape , Supervised Agriculture Experience: Exploratory , Supervised Agriculture Experience: Ownership/Entrepreneurship , Supervised Agriculture Experience: Placement , American Degree , Stars Over America , Proficiencies |
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| Related
Occupations: Agriculture Business , Marketing , Retail , Sales , Service |
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| FFA Sponsors/Employers in this Industry: 1stopweb.net , American Cowboy , Appendant Marketing Group , Hayden Marketing & Public Relations , In The Fied Magazine , JBH Show Lambs , Rational Marketing , Rivers Agency , TPMA |
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