Set and Exhibit Designers build operations analysis, time management and coordination skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Architects, Except Landscape and Naval (70%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | 70% | $99,280 | +32% | None |
| 2 | Video Game Designers | 68% | $104,000Pay for the broader BLS group “Web and Digital Interface Designers” | Not compared | None |
| 3 | Music Directors and Composers | 66% | $73,710 | −2% | None |
| 4 | Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary | 65% | $96,870 | +29% | None |
| 5 | Landscape Architects | 65% | $79,870 | +6% | None |
| 6 | Film and Video Editors | 62% | $75,420 | 0% | None |
| 7 | Producers and Directors | 59% | $90,360 | +20% | None |
| 8 | Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance | 58% | $97,150 | +29% | None |
| 9 | Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | 58% | $78,620 | +4% | None |
| 10 | Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers | 57% | $76,910Pay for the broader BLS group “Writers and Authors” | Not compared | None |
Compared with Set and Exhibit Designers, median $75,240. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as set and exhibit designers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
70% skill match · $99,280 · +32% pay
Quality Control Analysis · Systems Evaluation · Systems Analysis
68% skill match · $104,000 (broader BLS group)
Programming · Technology Design · Systems Analysis
66% skill match · $73,710 · −2% pay
Persuasion
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Architects, Except Landscape and Naval (70% skill match, median $99,280), Video Game Designers (68% skill match, median $104,000) and Music Directors and Composers (66% skill match, median $73,710), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 14 pay more than set and exhibit designers at the median. The biggest increases: Architectural and Engineering Managers (+128%, $171,270), Advertising and Promotions Managers (+78%, $133,660) and Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary (+45%, $109,270).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.