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  "@context": "https://schema.org/",
  "@type": "Dataset",
  "dataset_id": "oews-occupation-v1",
  "version": "v1",
  "occupation": {
    "soc_code": "27-1023",
    "soc_title": "Floral Designers",
    "slug": "floral-designers-27-1023",
    "major_group": "27-0000 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations"
  },
  "headline": {
    "annual_median_wage_usd": 37360,
    "annual_mean_wage_usd": 39520,
    "employment_total": 40590,
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "wages": {
    "annual": {
      "p10": 28600,
      "p25": 32810,
      "median": 37360,
      "p75": 45700,
      "p90": 51000,
      "mean": 39520,
      "ratio_90_to_10": 1.78
    },
    "hourly": {
      "p10": 13.75,
      "p25": 15.78,
      "median": 17.96,
      "p75": 21.97,
      "p90": 24.52,
      "mean": 19
    }
  },
  "employment": {
    "total": 40590,
    "share_of_us_employment_pct": 0.03,
    "source": {
      "name": "BLS OEWS — National employment estimate",
      "url": "https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/OEUN000000000000027102301",
      "series_id": "OEUN000000000000027102301",
      "as_of": "2025-05-31"
    }
  },
  "wages_source": {
    "name": "BLS OEWS — National wage estimates",
    "url": "https://www.bls.gov/oes/",
    "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#oews-salaries",
    "series_ids": {
      "annual_median": "OEUN000000000000027102313",
      "annual_mean": "OEUN000000000000027102304",
      "annual_p10": "OEUN000000000000027102311",
      "annual_p25": "OEUN000000000000027102312",
      "annual_p75": "OEUN000000000000027102314",
      "annual_p90": "OEUN000000000000027102315"
    },
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "top_paying_msas": [],
  "top_employing_msas": [],
  "verdict": "The 90/10 ratio for Floral Designers is 1.78× — this is a compressed-comp occupation where the wage band is narrow. Top decile earns $51,000, bottom decile $28,600. In flat-comp professions, title and tenure define the ceiling more than negotiation does. Push title, not pay.",
  "submitted_components": null,
  "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#oews-salaries",
  "fetched_at": "2026-05-25T02:53:52.141Z"
}