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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

Plan and erect commercial displays, such as those in windows and interiors of retail stores and at trade exhibitions.

US jobs
165,220
Median wage
$39,390 a year
Job family
Design, media, and writing

Can agents do the work of merchandise displayers and window trimmers?

We read the evidence at the level of the job family, Design, media, and writing:

  • Task levelPartialOnly adjacent evidence. OSWorld-Verified includes tasks in image, slide, and document apps, and the best agent passes 90.2% of all its computer tasks. No task-level benchmark in our collection scores the quality of design or writing work.
  • Project levelNot yetOn the Remote Labor Index, which includes graphic design, video, 3D, audio, and web projects from freelance platforms, the best agent completed 15.8% of projects to a standard a client would accept. GDPval deliverables score higher (84.9% wins or ties against professionals, reported by OpenAI), but those tasks are one-shot and fully specified.

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in design, media, and writing, not always this occupation's tasks.

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

  • Plan commercial displays to entice and appeal to customers.
  • Arrange properties, furniture, merchandise, backdrops, or other accessories, as shown in prepared sketches.
  • Change or rotate window displays, interior display areas, or signage to reflect changes in inventory or promotion.
  • Place prices or descriptive signs on backdrops, fixtures, merchandise, or floor.
  • Consult with store managers, buyers, sales associates, housekeeping staff, or engineering staff to determine appropriate placement of displays or products.
  • Maintain props, products, or mannequins, inspecting them for imperfections, doing touch-ups, cleaning up after customers, or applying preservative coatings as necessary.
  • Develop ideas or plans for merchandise displays or window decorations.
  • Assemble or set up displays, furniture, or products in store space, using colors, lights, pictures, or other accessories to display the product.
  • Install booths, exhibits, displays, carpets, or drapes, as guided by floor plan of building or specifications.
  • Select themes, lighting, colors, or props to be used.
  • Consult with advertising or sales staff to determine type of merchandise to be featured and time and place for each display.
  • Attend training sessions or corporate planning meetings to obtain new ideas for product launches.
Other job titles for this occupation (53)

Decorator · Display Associate · Display Decorator · Display Specialist · In-Store Marketing Associate · Merchandiser · Visual Merchandiser (VM) · Visual Merchandising Specialist · Apparel Merchandiser · Display Artist · Display Coordinator · Display Designer · Display Trimmer · Draper · Fashion Merchandiser · Field Representative (Field Rep) · Freelance Displayer · Grocery Merchandiser · Mannequin Decorator · Merchandise Associate · Merchandise Coordinator · Merchandise Displayer · Merchandiser Specialist · Merchandising Representative · Merchandising Service Associate · Merchandising Specialist · Model Dresser · Presentation Specialist · Pricing Associate · Pricing Team Member · Retail Coverage Merchandiser · Retail Merchandise Stocker · Retail Merchandiser · Retail Merchandiser Representative · Retail Project Merchandiser · Retail Reset Merchandiser · Retail Sales Merchandiser · Retail Service Merchandiser · Sales and Merchandising Associate · Show Floor Decorator · Showcase Trimmer · Signage Team Member · Stock Associate · Store Associate · Store Merchandiser · Traveling Retail Merchandiser · Trimmer · Visual Specialist · Window Decorator · Window Display Designer · Window Draper · Window Dresser · Window Trimmer