Best-paying jobs in apparel

The best-paying jobs in apparel include fashion designer, fashion merchandiser, and textile engineer. Many jobs in the apparel industry are lucrative and garner high salaries, mostly in the six-figure range and sometimes even beyond. Depending on your specific skill set, you might find one of these positions in the creative, advertising, or engineering department of an apparel company. Here are the ten best-paying jobs in apparel:

1. Fashion Designer

   Average Salary: $54,265

   Fashion designers design and assist with the making of shoes, accessories, and clothing. They identify trends and styles, colors, and trims of a clothing collection. The designers keep an eye on travel shows and read fashion magazines to spot trends and interpret specific patterns, color palettes, and prints for each season. They sketch designs by hand, address buyers as a seasoned marketer, and create technical production drawings. It is part of their responsibilities to collaborate with team members to make edits to lines, select seasonal themes, and create new concepts.

2. Fashion Merchandiser

   Average Salary: $51,801

3. Textile Engineer

   Average Salary: $98,398

4. Pattern Maker

   Average Salary: $57,140

5. Apparel Production Manager

6. Textile Chemist

   Average Salary: $64,023

7. Fashion Buyer

   Average Salary: $56,120

8. Fashion Marketing Manager

9. Quality control Manager

10. Fashion Brand Manager