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Fashion designer

Find out more about working as a fashion designer and the possible pathways to job opportunities.

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Fashion designers create designs for clothing, accessories and footwear. They research products and look at trends to develop new products for clients.

Find out what a fashion designer does and the related Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses and pathways you can take to secure a job.

What is a fashion designer?

If you like fashion and keep up with trends, you might make a great fashion designer.

As a fashion designer, you’ll follow:

You’ll use your knowledge to design fashion products for clients. This is a great role for visual, creative people.

Find out more about fashion designers and these related jobs on the Victorian Skills Gateway(opens in a new window):

Explore these related TAFE and training courses on the Victorian Skills Gateway(opens in a new window):

You may be eligible for government funding(opens in a new window) to help pay for your course.

Median salary

The median weekly earnings for fashion, industrial and jewellery designers in Australia is $1,500.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia(opens in a new window)

Note this salary is current as of January 2025 and is indicative only. A range of salaries apply to different roles across the industry.

Job demand in Victoria

Below are the projected employment for fashion, industrial and jewellery designer jobs in Victoria. Figures show the number of workers in 2024 and the new workers expected to enter the workforce by 2027 and 2034.

‘New workers expected’ accounts for workers adding new jobs to the economy and replacing retirees over the next 3 and 10 years. These projections are estimates only. There will be additional jobs available as people move between jobs and industries.

Specific data is not available for fashion designers.

Region Workers 2024 New workers expected by 2027 New workers expected by 2034
Victoria 5,129 390 1,293
Melbourne – inner metropolitan 1,851 171 578
Melbourne – inner south-east metropolitan 493 30 105
Melbourne – southern metropolitan 606 30 96
Melbourne – northern metropolitan 699 43 154
Melbourne – eastern metropolitan 569 25 91
Melbourne – western metropolitan 395 39 130
Ballarat and surrounds (Central Highlands) 38 <10 <10
Bendigo, Echuca and surrounds (Loddon Campaspe) 22 <10 <10
Geelong, Colac and surrounds (Barwon) 378 15 92
Gippsland 16 <10 <10
Horsham and surrounds (Wimmera Southern Mallee) 4 11 <10
Mildura, Swan Hill and surrounds (Mallee) 7 19 17
Shepparton, Seymour and surrounds (Goulburn) 12 <10 <10
Wangaratta, Wodonga and surrounds (Ovens Murray) 28 <10 <10
Warrnambool, Hamilton and surrounds (Great South Coast) 10 <10 <10

Source: Victorian Skills Authority Employment Projections Dashboard

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Updated 7 January 2025

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