What Majors Need to Know

People with careers related to fashion modeling were asked what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. They weighted these areas on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the highest.

Knowledge Areas for Fashion Modeling Majors

According to O*NET survey takers, a major in fashion modeling should prepare you for careers in which you will need to be knowledgeable in the following areas:

• Fine Arts - Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
• Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Skills for Fashion Modeling Majors

A major in fashion modeling prepares you for careers in which the following skill-sets are crucial:

• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Time Management - Managing one’s own time and the time of others.
• 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.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Abilities for Fashion Modeling Majors

As a fashion modeling major, you will find yourself needing the following abilities:

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Extent Flexibility - The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.

How Much Do Majors Make?

Salaries According to BLS

Fashion Modeling majors often go into careers with median salaries of $31,570. This median refers to all degree levels, so you may expect those with a more advanced degree to make more while those with less advanced degrees will typically make less.

To put that into context, according to BLS data from the first quarter of 2020, the typical high school graduate makes between $30,000 and $57,900 a year (25th through 75th percentile). The average person with a bachelor’s degree (any field) makes between $45,600 and $99,000. Advanced degree holders make the most with salaries between $55,600 and $125,400.

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to

Some careers associated with fashion modeling require an advanced degree while some may not even require a bachelor’s. In general, the more advanced your degree the more career options will open up to you. However, there is significant time and money that needs to be invested into your education so weigh the pros and cons.

How much schooling do you really need to compete in today’s job market? People currently working in careers related to fashion modeling have obtained the following education levels.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
Less than a High School Diploma	87.8%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)	4.5%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)	0.8%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree)	6.9%

Is a Degree in Worth It?

The median salary for a fashion modeling grad is $31,570 per year. This is based on the weighted average of the most common careers associated with the major.

Majors Related to

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to fashion modeling.

Major	Number of Grads
Fashion Merchandising	3,106
Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations	700
Other Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations	250
Special Products Marketing Operations	205
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations	143
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations	97
Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Operations	57
Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations	45
Tourism Promotion Operations	40
Auctioneering	25

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020
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