Career fit quiz

Is Fashion Designer the Right Career for You?

A quick, free 8-question quiz to see how well the fashion designer career fits your personality, preferences and goals.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
How this quiz works

Rate how much you agree with each statement. The quiz compares your answers with the realities of the fashion designer job and gives you an honest fit score in under two minutes. Nothing is saved or sent anywhere.

Statement 1 of 8I love fashion
Statement 2 of 8I sketch and sew
Statement 3 of 8I follow trends
Statement 4 of 8I can handle deadlines
Statement 5 of 8I want a creative career
Statement 6 of 8I might start my own label
Statement 7 of 8I’m willing to spend about 4 years training for this career
Statement 8 of 8A typical salary around $80,960 a year would meet my needs

What this career really involves

Fashion designers create original clothing, accessories and footwear, sketching designs, selecting fabrics and overseeing production.

  • Research trends and markets
  • Sketch designs
  • Select fabrics, colors and trims
  • Create tech packs
  • Work with pattern makers and factories

Read a full day in the life or see fashion designer salary data.

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