Interior Designers
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.Salary by State
| State Name | Employment | Annual Salary | Hourly Salary | |
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| Alabama | $57,580 | $27.68 | ||
| Arizona | 1,250 | $56,130 | $26.99 | |
| Arkansas | 720 | $64,660 | $31.09 | |
| California | 8,330 | $70,290 | $33.79 | |
| Colorado | 1,950 | $66,880 | $32.15 | |
| Connecticut | 800 | $60,720 | $29.19 | |
| Delaware | 180 | $49,660 | $23.88 | |
| District of Columbia | 690 | $79,420 | $38.18 | |
| Florida | 6,470 | $60,600 | $29.14 | |
| Georgia | 2,070 | $55,130 | $26.50 | |
| Hawaii | 240 | $67,980 | $32.69 | |
| Idaho | 140 | $47,270 | $22.73 | |
| Illinois | 2,390 | $63,270 | $30.42 | |
| Indiana | 790 | $56,300 | $27.07 | |
| Iowa | 300 | $56,780 | $27.30 | |
| Kansas | 350 | $59,320 | $28.52 | |
| Kentucky | 250 | $55,360 | $26.61 | |
| Louisiana | 420 | $58,980 | $28.36 | |
| Maine | 170 | $57,430 | $27.61 | |
| Maryland | 960 | $63,300 | $30.43 | |
| Massachusetts | 1,870 | $73,140 | $35.16 | |
| Michigan | 1,390 | $58,220 | $27.99 | |
| Minnesota | 1,160 | $62,280 | $29.94 | |
| Mississippi | 170 | $41,510 | $19.96 | |
| Missouri | 1,010 | $62,220 | $29.92 | |
| Montana | 290 | $45,190 | $21.72 | |
| Nebraska | 420 | $56,590 | $27.21 | |
| Nevada | 380 | $63,620 | $30.59 | |
| New Hampshire | 190 | $67,880 | $32.64 | |
| New Jersey | 920 | $67,430 | $32.42 | |
| New Mexico | 200 | $50,650 | $24.35 | |
| New York | 6,110 | $72,220 | $34.72 | |
| North Carolina | 1,960 | $55,140 | $26.51 | |
| North Dakota | 110 | $47,810 | $22.98 | |
| Ohio | 2,070 | $55,640 | $26.75 | |
| Oklahoma | 520 | $50,260 | $24.17 | |
| Oregon | 870 | $67,870 | $32.63 | |
| Pennsylvania | 1,640 | $61,550 | $29.59 | |
| Rhode Island | 130 | $77,250 | $37.14 | |
| South Carolina | 850 | $43,070 | $20.71 | |
| South Dakota | 120 | $66,280 | $31.86 | |
| Tennessee | 1,080 | $47,150 | $22.67 | |
| Texas | 4,690 | $59,370 | $28.54 | |
| Utah | 840 | $57,470 | $27.63 | |
| Vermont | 110 | $47,860 | $23.01 | |
| Virginia | 1,390 | $53,940 | $25.93 | |
| Washington | 1,300 | $68,020 | $32.70 | |
| Wisconsin | 790 | $54,540 | $26.22 |
Education
The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.
A program that focuses on the design and performance of healthcare environments to optimize healing. Includes instruction in interior design, architecture, healing sciences, healthcare environments, human-centered design, and healthcare delivery.
A program that prepares individuals to apply architectural principles in the design of structural interiors for living, recreational, and business purposes and to function as professional interior architects. Includes instruction in architecture, structural systems design, heating and cooling systems, occupational and safety standards, interior design, specific end-use applications, and professional responsibilities and standards.
A program that focuses on strategic workplace and facility planning and that prepares individuals to function as facility and event managers and workplace consultants. Includes instruction in the principles of aesthetic and functional design, environmental psychology and organizational behavior, real estate planning, principles of occupational health and safety, event planning and management, operations management, and applicable regulatory and policy issues.
Any instructional program in housing and human environments not listed above.
A program that focuses on the properties and processing of fibers, yarns, whole fabrics, dyes, and finishes, both natural and synthetic. Includes instruction in the chemical and physical properties of textile materials; end-use analysis; interior furnishing applications; and industrial applications.
A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to apply artistic principles and techniques to the professional planning, designing, equipping, and furnishing of residential and commercial interior spaces. Includes instruction in computer applications, drafting, and graphic techniques; principles of interior lighting, acoustics, systems integration, and color coordination; furniture and furnishings; textiles and their finishing; the history of interior design and period styles; basic structural design; building codes and inspection regulations; and applications to office, hotel, factory, restaurant and housing design.
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$62,570 per yearNational average salarySlowJob growth rate
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Bachelor's degreeTypical education requirement
Educational Attainment
The following chart shows the highest education level completed by those working as interior designers.
- Less than high school 1%
- High school graduate 6%
- College dropout 14%
- Associate’s degree 12%
- Bachelor’s degree 54%
- Master’s degree 10%
- Doctorate degree 2%
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