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Interior Designers

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)	Projected Growth (2023-2033)
National Statistics	$63,490	8800	4.0%
State Statistics	-	-	-
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Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$63,490

Median Wage (USD, 2023)

8800

Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)

4.0%

Projected Growth (2023-2033)

Plan, design, and furnish the internal space of rooms or buildings. Design interior environments or create physical layouts that are practical, aesthetic, and conducive to the intended purposes. May specialize in a particular field, style, or phase of interior design.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree

Related Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: N.A.

On-the-Job Training: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years

Detailed Work Activities

Estimate costs for projects or productions.
Present work to clients for approval.
Confer with clients to determine needs.
Plan facility layouts or designs.
Discuss designs or plans with clients.
Select materials or props.
Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
Monitor environmental impacts of production or development activities.
Evaluate environmental impact of operational or development activities.
Coordinate construction or installation activities.
Draw detailed or technical illustrations.
Develop artistic or design concepts for decoration, exhibition, or commercial purposes.
Coordinate construction or installation activities.
Review details of technical drawings or specifications.
Draw detailed or technical illustrations.
Plan facility layouts or designs.
Inspect facilities or sites to determine if they meet specifications or standards.
Incorporate green features into the design of structures or facilities.
Conduct research to inform art, designs, or other work.
Conduct research to inform art, designs, or other work.
Update professional knowledge.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Design plans to be safe and to be compliant with the American Disabilities Act (ADA).
Use computer-aided drafting (CAD) and related software to produce construction documents.
Research health and safety code requirements to inform design.
Confer with client to determine factors affecting planning of interior environments, such as budget, architectural preferences, purpose, and function.
Advise client on interior design factors, such as space planning, layout and use of furnishings or equipment, and color coordination.
Coordinate with other professionals, such as contractors, architects, engineers, and plumbers, to ensure job success.
Review and detail shop drawings for construction plans.
Inspect construction work on site to ensure its adherence to the design plans.
Render design ideas in form of paste-ups or drawings.
Subcontract fabrication, installation, and arrangement of carpeting, fixtures, accessories, draperies, paint and wall coverings, art work, furniture, and related items.
Select or design, and purchase furnishings, art work, and accessories.
Estimate material requirements and costs, and present design to client for approval.
Research and explore the use of new materials, technologies, and products to incorporate into designs.
Design spaces to be environmentally friendly, using sustainable, recycled materials when feasible.
Formulate environmental plan to be practical, esthetic, and conducive to intended purposes, such as raising productivity or selling merchandise.
Plan and design interior environments for boats, planes, buses, trains, and other enclosed spaces.

Work Styles

Achievement/Effort

Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

Persistence

Initiative

Leadership

Cooperation

Concern for Others

Social Orientation

Self-Control

Stress Tolerance

Adaptability/Flexibility

Dependability

Attention to Detail

Integrity

Independence

Innovation

Analytical Thinking

Data Source: This page includes information from the O*NET 30.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This page includes Employment Projections program, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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