Merchandise Displayers & Window Trimmers

Also Called:

Display Associate,

Merchandiser,

Visual Merchandiser (VM),

Visual Merchandising Specialist

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

Arts, Entertainment, & Design icon

Arts, Entertainment, & Design

Career Cluster

What do they typically do on the job?

  • 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.

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include creating, designing, and making your own rules.

Innovation

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Cooperation

Adaptability

Interests

Career interests describe the perspectives and interests of people who enjoy the type of work involved in this career.

Discover what your interests are by taking the Interest Profiler Quiz

See Related Jobs

Artistic

See Related Jobs

Realistic

See Related Jobs

Enterprising

Abilities

Whether you have received formal training or not, these types of abilities are helpful in this career.

Verbal

  • Communicate by speaking

  • Listen and understand what people say

Hand and Finger Use

  • Hold or move items with your hands

  • Put together small parts with your fingers

Ideas and Logic

  • Come up with lots of ideas

  • Create new and original ideas

Endurance

  • Exercise for a long time without getting out of breath

Skills

People who want to pursue this career have skills in these areas.

Basic Skills

  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

  • Talking to others

Problem Solving

  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Does this sound like something you'd like to do?

1. Do some research

  • Identify how your interests, values, and strengths match this occupation
  • Talk to someone who works in this field or spend a day job shadowing
  • Use the colleges and training directory to explore programs related to this career

2. Plan your next move

  • Talk to your college and career counselor or school admissions staff
  • Visit Idaho Launch
  • Search for available Merchandise Displayers & Window Trimmers jobs on Idaho Works

Data for NSI career cards comes from the following: Idaho Department of Labor, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, O*NET, MyNextMove, and Career OneStop