27-1025

Interior Designers

Role Overview

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. Excludes “Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers” (27-1026).

Recommended Majors

Healthcare Environment Design/Architecture. Interior Architecture. Facilities Planning and Management. Housing and Human Environments, Other. Textile Science. Design for Human Health. Interior Design.

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Salary by State (top paying)

State	Median salary
Washington	$79,490
District of Columbia	$79,060
California	$77,360
Massachusetts	$77,190
Wyoming	$75,120
New York	$73,630
Colorado	$72,740
Maryland	$70,810
Nevada	$68,620
New Jersey	$67,290
Minnesota	$67,070
Virginia	$66,450
Illinois	$66,300
Pennsylvania	$64,680
Oregon	$64,250

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Median Annual Salary

$63,490

Projected Growth (10yr)

+3.2%

Avg. annual openings

7.8k

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