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Career Details :: Interior Designers

Description

Plan, design, and furnish interiors of residential, commercial, or industrial buildings. Formulate design that is practical, aesthetic, and conducive to intended purposes, such as raising productivity, selling merchandise, or improving lifestyle. May specialize in a particular field, style, or phase of interior design.

Experience

A minimum of two to four years 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.

Education

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

Training

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Tasks

• Formulates environmental plan to be practical, esthetic, and conducive to intended purposes, such as raising productivity or selling merchandise.
• Confers with client to determine factors affecting planning interior environments, such as budget, architectural preferences, and purpose and function.
• Advises client on interior design factors, such as space planning, layout and utilization of furnishings and equipment, and color coordination.
• Estimates material requirements and costs and presents design to client for approval.
• Renders design ideas in form of pasteups or drawings.
• Subcontracts fabrication, installation, and arrangement of carpeting, fixtures, accessories, draperies, paint and wall coverings, art work, furniture, and related items.
• Plans and designs interior environments for boats, planes, buses, trains, and other enclosed spaces.
• Selects or designs and purchases furnishings, art works, and accessories.

Related Careers

• Art Directors
  
• Civil Drafters
  
• Commercial and Industrial Designers
  
• Costume Attendants
  
• Custom Tailors
  
• Exhibit Designers
  
• Landscape Architects
  
• Set Designers
  

Important Abilities

• Visualization
• Originality
• Oral Expression
• Fluency of Ideas
• Oral Comprehension

General Work Activities

• Thinking Creatively
• Establishing & Maintaining Relationships
• Drafting & Specifying Technical Devices, etc.
• Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
• Communicating With Persons Outside Organization

Important Skills

• Coordination
  
• Speaking
  
• Idea Generation
  
• Operations Analysis
  
• Active Listening
  

Frequent Work Context

• Objective or Subjective Information
• Consequence of Error
• Job-Required Social Interaction
• Indoors
• Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

Related Majors

Major (A) Associate (B) Bachelors (C) Certificate (D) Doctor (M) Master	Add to XapPack
Apparel Design/Technology (D)	[ add ]
Architectural Studies/Interior Design (M)	[ add ]
Building Construction/Integrated Facility Management (M)	[ add ]
Environmental Design/Facilities Management (M)	[ add ]
Facilities Management (A)	[ add ]
Fashion/Interiors (B)	[ add ]
Fashion/Textiles Technology (B)	[ add ]
Floral Design/Interior Plantscape (A)	[ add ]
Furnishings/Interiors (B)	[ add ]
Housing/Interior Design (B)	[ add ]
Human Environmental Studies/Housing/Interior Design Option (B)	[ add ]
Interior Architecture (B)	[ add ]
Interior Architecture (M)	[ add ]
Interior Architecture Design (A)	[ add ]
Interior Architecture/Design (B)	[ add ]
Interior Architecture/Design (M)	[ add ]
Interior Design (A)	[ add ]
Interior Design (B)	[ add ]
Interior Design (M)	[ add ]
Interior Design Assistant (A)	[ add ]
Interior Design/Business Administration (B)	[ add ]
Interior Design/Housing (B)	[ add ]
Interior Environmental Design (B)	[ add ]
Interior Planning (A)	[ add ]
Interior Space Planning/Design (A)	[ add ]
Interior/Environmental Design (M)	[ add ]
Interiors & Fashion Merchandising (B)	[ add ]
Merchandising/Interiors (B)	[ add ]
Product Design/Interior Design (B)	[ add ]
Studio Art/Interior Design (B)	[ add ]
Studio Art/Interior Design (M)	[ add ]
Textile Technology/Management (D)	[ add ]
Textile/Fiber/Polymer Science (D)	[ add ]
Textiles Merchandising/Design (B)	[ add ]
Textiles/Apparel Technology (M)	[ add ]
Textiles/Clothing (A)	[ add ]
Textiles/Fiber/Polymer Science (M)	[ add ]
Textiles/Fibers (B)	[ add ]
Textiles/Merchandising/Interiors (M)	[ add ]

Institutions Offering Related Majors

College	Key Facts	Add to XapPack
Abilene Christian University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Academy of Art University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Adrian College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Advertising Arts College, The	[ view ]	[ add ]
American InterContinental University in Los Angeles	[ view ]	[ add ]
Anderson College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Antelope Valley College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Appalachian State University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Arapahoe Community College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Arizona State University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Art Institute of Atlanta, The - Atlanta	[ view ]	[ add ]
Art Institute of Pittsburgh	[ view ]	[ add ]
Art Institute of Portland	[ view ]	[ add ]
Art Institutes International at San Francisco, The	[ view ]	[ add ]
Art Institutes International Minnesota, The	[ view ]	[ add ]
Auburn University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Baker College of Auburn Hills	[ view ]	[ add ]
Baker College of Flint	[ view ]	[ add ]
Baker College of Mount Clemens	[ view ]	[ add ]
Baker College of Muskegon	[ view ]	[ add ]
Baker College of Owosso	[ view ]	[ add ]
Baylor University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Becker College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Bethel College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Boston Architectural Center	[ view ]	[ add ]
Bowling Green State University - Bowling Green	[ view ]	[ add ]
Bradley Academy for the Visual Arts	[ view ]	[ add ]
Brenau University	[ view ]	[ add ]
California College of the Arts	[ view ]	[ add ]
Canada College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Carteret Community College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Cazenovia College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Center for Creative Studies - College of Art and Design	[ view ]	[ add ]
Central Michigan University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Central Missouri State University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Chabot College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Chaminade University of Honolulu	[ view ]	[ add ]
Chatham College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Clemson University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Cleveland Institute of Art	[ view ]	[ add ]
College of Mount St. Joseph	[ view ]	[ add ]
Colorado Institute of Art, The	[ view ]	[ add ]
Colorado State University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Columbia College Chicago	[ view ]	[ add ]
Columbus College of Art and Design	[ view ]	[ add ]
Concordia University - WI	[ view ]	[ add ]
Converse College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Corcoran College of Art and Design	[ view ]	[ add ]
CSU Chico	[ view ]	[ add ]
CSU Fresno	[ view ]	[ add ]
CSU Long Beach	[ view ]	[ add ]
CSU Northridge	[ view ]	[ add ]
CSU Sacramento	[ view ]	[ add ]
Cuesta College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Design Institute of San Diego	[ view ]	[ add ]
Dixie State College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Drexel University	[ view ]	[ add ]
East Carolina University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Eastern Kentucky University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Eastern Michigan University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Endicott College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Fairmont State University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Fashion Institute of Technology	[ view ]	[ add ]
Ferris State University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Florida International University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Florida State University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Freed-Hardeman University	[ view ]	[ add ]
George Washington University, The	[ view ]	[ add ]
Georgia Southern University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Harding University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Harrington Institute of Design	[ view ]	[ add ]
High Point University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Howard University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Huron University USA in London	[ view ]	[ add ]
Illinois Institute of Art	[ view ]	[ add ]
Illinois Institute of Art at Schaumburg, The	[ view ]	[ add ]
Indiana State University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Indiana University Bloomington	[ view ]	[ add ]
Indiana University of Pennsylvania	[ view ]	[ add ]
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne	[ view ]	[ add ]
Interior Designers Institute	[ view ]	[ add ]
International Academy for Merchandising and Design	[ view ]	[ add ]
International Academy of Design	[ view ]	[ add ]
International Fine Arts College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Iowa State University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Judson University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Kansas State University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Kean University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Kendall College of Art and Design	[ view ]	[ add ]
Kent State University - Kent	[ view ]	[ add ]
La Roche College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Lamar University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Lambuth University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Lawrence Technological University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Liberty University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Louisiana State University - Agricultural and Mechanical College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Louisiana Tech University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Marylhurst University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Marymount University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Maryville University of Saint Louis	[ view ]	[ add ]
Marywood University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Meredith College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Miami University - Oxford	[ view ]	[ add ]
Michigan State University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Middle Tennessee State University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design	[ view ]	[ add ]
Mississippi College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Mississippi State University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Mississippi University for Women	[ view ]	[ add ]
Monroe County Community College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Moore College of Art and Design	[ view ]	[ add ]
Mount Ida College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Mount Mary College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Murray State University	[ view ]	[ add ]
New England Institute of Technology	[ view ]	[ add ]
New Jersey Institute of Technology	[ view ]	[ add ]
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana Branch Community College	[ view ]	[ add ]
New York Institute of Technology	[ view ]	[ add ]
New York School of Interior Design	[ view ]	[ add ]
Newbury College	[ view ]	[ add ]
North Carolina State University	[ view ]	[ add ]
North Dakota State University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Northern Arizona University	[ view ]	[ add ]
O'More College of Design	[ view ]	[ add ]
Ohio State University, The - Columbus	[ view ]	[ add ]
Oklahoma Christian University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Oregon State University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Paier College of Art	[ view ]	[ add ]
Park University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Parsons School of Design	[ view ]	[ add ]
Pennsylvania College of Technology	[ view ]	[ add ]
Philadelphia University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Point Loma Nazarene University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Pratt Institute	[ view ]	[ add ]
Pueblo Community College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Randolph Community College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Rhode Island School of Design	[ view ]	[ add ]
Ringling School of Art and Design	[ view ]	[ add ]
Robert Morris University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Rochester Institute of Technology	[ view ]	[ add ]
Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design	[ view ]	[ add ]
Ryerson Polytechnic University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Saddleback College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Salem College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Sam Houston State University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Samford University	[ view ]	[ add ]
San Diego Mesa College	[ view ]	[ add ]
San Diego State University	[ view ]	[ add ]
San Francisco State University	[ view ]	[ add ]
San Jose State University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Savannah College of Art and Design, The	[ view ]	[ add ]
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, The	[ view ]	[ add ]
School of Visual Arts	[ view ]	[ add ]
Scott Community College	[ view ]	[ add ]
South Dakota State University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale	[ view ]	[ add ]
Southern Utah University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Southwest Missouri State University - Springfield	[ view ]	[ add ]
Spokane Community College	[ view ]	[ add ]
State University College at Buffalo	[ view ]	[ add ]
Stephen F. Austin State University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Stephens College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Suffolk University	[ view ]	[ add ]
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred	[ view ]	[ add ]
Syracuse University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Texas Christian University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Texas State University - San Marcos	[ view ]	[ add ]
Texas Tech University	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Alabama	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Arkansas - Fayetteville	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Bridgeport	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Central Oklahoma	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Charleston	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Cincinnati	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Florida	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Georgia	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Houston	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Idaho	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Kansas - Lawrence	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Kentucky	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Louisiana - Lafayette	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Manitoba	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Montana College of Technology - Missoula	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Nebraska - Lincoln	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Nevada - Las Vegas	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Nevada - Reno	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of New Haven	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of North Carolina at Greensboro	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Northern Iowa	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Oklahoma	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Oregon	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of San Francisco	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Southern Mississippi	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Tennessee - Chattanooga	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Texas - Arlington	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Texas - Austin	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Texas - San Antonio	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of the Incarnate Word	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Wisconsin - Madison	[ view ]	[ add ]
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point	[ view ]	[ add ]
Ursuline College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Utah State University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Valdosta State University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Virginia Commonwealth University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Washington State University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Weber State University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Wentworth Institute of Technology	[ view ]	[ add ]
West Virginia University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Western Carolina University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Western Michigan University	[ view ]	[ add ]
Westwood College	[ view ]	[ add ]
Woodbury University	[ view ]	[ add ]