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Interior Designers

Also called: Designer, Interior Design Consultant, Interior Design Coordinator, Interior Designer

What they do:

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.

On the job, you would:
  • Design plans to be safe and to be compliant with the American Disabilities Act (ADA).
  • Coordinate with other professionals, such as contractors, architects, engineers, and plumbers, to ensure job success.
  • Inspect construction work on site to ensure its adherence to the design plans.
On the job, you'll need:

Engineering and Technology

  • design
  • building and construction

Business

  • customer service
  • management

Arts and Humanities

  • English language
  • music, dance, visual arts, drama, or sculpture

Safety and Government

  • public safety and security

Basic Skills

  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • reading work related information

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Social

  • looking for ways to help people
  • understanding people's reactions

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

  • create new and original ideas
  • come up with lots of ideas

Attention

  • pay attention to something without being distracted

Artistic

People interested in this work like activities that include creating, designing, and making your own rules.

  • Attention to Detail
  • Innovation
  • Dependability
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Cooperation
  • Initiative

Computer aided design CAD software

  • Autodesk Revit
  • Trimble SketchUp Pro

Presentation software

  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Graphics or photo imaging software

  • Adobe Creative Cloud software
  • Adobe Illustrator

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Average.

New job opportunities are likely in the future.

Median Annual Salary: $61,590

Education

Bachelor's degree is usually needed.