According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Dress mannequins for displays. | 96% |
| Plan commercial displays to entice and appeal to customers. | 87% |
| Arrange properties, furniture, merchandise, backdrops, or other accessories, as shown in prepared sketches. | 84% |
| Change or rotate window displays, interior display areas, or signage to reflect changes in inventory or promotion. | 83% |
| Place prices or descriptive signs on backdrops, fixtures, merchandise, or floor. | 82% |
| Consult with store managers, buyers, sales associates, housekeeping staff, or engineering staff to determine appropriate placement of displays or products. | 79% |
| Maintain props, products, or mannequins, inspecting them for imperfections, doing touch-ups, cleaning up after customers, or applying preservative coatings as necessary. | 79% |
| Supervise or train staff members on daily tasks, such as visual merchandising. | 78% |
| Develop ideas or plans for merchandise displays or window decorations. | 78% |
| Assemble or set up displays, furniture, or products in store space, using colors, lights, pictures, or other accessories to display the product. | 77% |
| Store, pack, and maintain inventory records of props, products, or display items. | 76% |
| Install booths, exhibits, displays, carpets, or drapes, as guided by floor plan of building or specifications. | 76% |
| Select themes, lighting, colors, or props to be used. | 76% |
| Use computers to produce signage. | 75% |
| Prepare sketches, floor plans, or models of proposed displays. | 75% |
| Attend training sessions or corporate planning meetings to obtain new ideas for product launches. | 74% |
| Consult with advertising or sales staff to determine type of merchandise to be featured and time and place for each display. | 74% |
| Instruct sales staff in color coordination of clothing racks or counter displays. | 74% |
| Collaborate with others to obtain products or other display items. | 72% |
| Install decorations, such as flags, banners, festive lights, or bunting on or in building, street, exhibit hall, or booth. | 72% |
| Construct or assemble displays or display components from fabric, glass, paper, or plastic, using hand tools or woodworking power tools, according to specifications. | 71% |
| Obtain plans from display designers or display managers and discuss their implementation with clients or supervisors. | 68% |
| Take photographs of displays or signage. | 66% |
| Cut out designs on cardboard, hardboard, or plywood, according to motif of event. | 62% |
| Create or enhance mannequin faces by mixing and applying paint or attaching measured eyelash strips, using artist's brush, airbrush, pins, ruler, or scissors. | 56% |
