How to hire a floral designer

How to hire a floral designer, step by step

Here's a step-by-step floral designer hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a floral designer job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new floral designer
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The floral designer hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   A floral designer's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, floral designers from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list shows salaries for various types of floral designers.

   Type of Floral Designer	Description	Hourly rate
   Floral Designer	Floral designers, also called florists, cut and arrange live, dried, and silk flowers and greenery to make decorative displays. They also help customers select flowers, containers, ribbons, and other accessories.	$10-24
   Designer	A designer is someone who creates a master plan of the look or workings of something before it will be made. It could be tangible or intangible objects, products, procedures, laws, events, games, graphics, services, and even experiences... Show more	$21-46

2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Customer Orders
   • Customer Satisfaction
   • Floral Products
   • Customer Service
   • FTD
   • Sales Floor
   • Seasonal Displays
   • Perishables
   • Funeral Arrangements
   • Flower Arrangements
   • Floral Orders
   • Floral Shop
   • Flower Shop
   • Event Planning

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage all facets of day-to-day business administration, accounts payable/receivable, and payroll, ensuring an efficient operation.
   • Collect and report payments using QuickBooks.
   • Used industry specific software for florist stores and QuickBooks.
   • Ensure health and cleanliness of flowers and foliage before storage.
   • Receive payments for groceries by cash, check and credit cards.
   • Cash customers out, bag groceries, and make floral arrangements.

   More floral designer duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your floral designer job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A floral designer can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, floral designers' average salary in florida is 42% less than in maine.
   • Seniority. Entry-level floral designers 58% less than senior-level floral designers.
   • Certifications. A floral designer with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a floral designer's salary.

   Average floral designer salary

   $15.97hourly

   $33,213 yearly

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   Entry-level floral designer salary

   $21,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 18, 2026

   Average floral designer salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	North Dakota	$39,619	$19
   2	Iowa	$37,593	$18
   3	Ohio	$36,651	$18
   4	California	$36,278	$17
   5	New York	$35,093	$17
   6	Minnesota	$35,034	$17
   7	Michigan	$33,964	$16
   8	Virginia	$31,855	$15
   9	Utah	$30,103	$14
   10	Arizona	$28,044	$13
   11	North Carolina	$27,171	$13
   12	Oklahoma	$26,866	$13
   13	Tennessee	$26,755	$13
   14	Georgia	$26,244	$13
   15	Texas	$26,197	$13

   Average floral designer salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	P&S Surgical Hospital	$41,649	$20.02	2
   2	Albertsons	$37,737	$18.14	9
   3	Monarch Casino & Resort	$37,227	$17.90	1
   4	Food City	$35,479	$17.06	12
   5	Kroger	$35,106	$16.88	5
   6	Price Chopper Supermarkets-Market 32	$34,967	$16.81
   7	Coborn's	$34,699	$16.68	1
   8	Hy-Vee	$34,426	$16.55	32
   9	Goodwin Recruiting	$33,205	$15.96	3
   10	Bashas'	$32,989	$15.86	4
   11	Reasor's	$32,924	$15.83
   12	Service Corporation International	$32,912	$15.82	3
   13	Cross Creek	$32,784	$15.76	5
   14	The Flower Basket	$32,745	$15.74
   15	Adams Fairacre Farms	$32,693	$15.72
   16	Pebble Beach Resorts	$31,816	$15.30	2
   17	HARMON's Photo	$31,622	$15.20
   18	Randstad North America, Inc.	$31,540	$15.16
   19	PLUM	$31,051	$14.93	1
   20	Allstate Floral	$31,025	$14.92

4. Writing a floral designer job description

   A job description for a floral designer role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a floral designer job description:

   Floral designer job description example

   ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
   
   * Cut and arrange live foliage into designs, according to the customer's order. Trim flowers and arrange bouquets, sprays, wreaths, dish gardens, and terrariums. Usually works from a written order indicating the occasion, customer preference for color and type of flower, price, the time at which the floral arrangement or plant is to be ready, etc.
   * Complete Production sheets daily.
   * Produce at least 3 to 4 arrangements per hour
   * Work in other departments when necessary
   * Help with the maintaining of all Plants and Dish Gardens.
   * High School graduates who have a flair for arranging and a desire to learn.
   * Completion of formal training, however, is an asset for floral designers
   * Vocational and technical schools offer programs in floral design, usually lasting less than a year, while 2- and 4-year programs in floriculture, horticulture, floral design, or ornamental horticulture are offered by community and junior colleges, and colleges and universities.
   * The associate must regularly lift and/or move items and will be required to lift up to 25 pounds (glassware, containers, baskets, etc) while working within the MDC. The associate must be able to stand for their entire shift, excluding lunch and break periods.
   
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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find floral designers for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your floral designer job on Zippia to find and recruit floral designer candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with floral designer candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new floral designer

   Once you have selected a candidate for the floral designer position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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