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Interior Designers

Career and Education Info

Job Numbers and Growth

The count of interior designers working in the US is about 72,000. Unemployment for this career is low compared to other careers.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

A government survey revealed that 17% of employees work only part of the time. Interior designers who work as their own boss represent 26% of the total.

Training and Education

Many employers require an associate degree from job applicants. Bachelor's degrees are held by 55% of employees. People with some college experience but no degree make up 31% of interior designers. The highest level of education for for 14% of workers was a high school diploma. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which, if any, could help you with this career.

Area Job Conditions

There are comparatively more jobs of this type in Sebastian (Florida), Barnstable (Massachusetts), and Naples (Florida), and comparatively fewer in Rochester (New York), Albany (New York), and Worcester (Massachusetts).

The earning potential for interior designers appears to be highest in Anchorage (Alaska), San Francisco (California), and Newark (New Jersey), and lowest (comparatively speaking) in Gary (Indiana), Jackson (Mississippi), and Hot Springs (Arkansas).

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Interior Designers: Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area

The table below shows data for Interior Designers, as of 2008. The Popularity in Area number tells you how common jobs for Interior Designers are in the area, compared to other US metro areas. A value of 1.0 means an average number of people in the position for area population. Lower numbers mean fewer of these positions in the metro area. The most popular areas for Interior Designers are starred .

StateAreaPositionsTypical PayPopularity in Area
AlabamaBirmingham200$54,7401
AlabamaMontgomery60$44,6700.9
AlabamaTuscaloosa30$39,9100.9
AlaskaAnchorage30$66,1800.5
ArizonaPhoenix730$45,9401
ArizonaTucson70$43,6800.5
ArkansasHot Springs30$23,530 2.4
ArkansasLittle Rock100$45,0400.8
CaliforniaFresno70$52,5800.5
CaliforniaOakland200$58,5300.5
CaliforniaOxnard60 0.5
CaliforniaSacramento320$49,5000.9
CaliforniaSan Diego660$51,0801.3
CaliforniaSan Francisco700$67,8301.8
CaliforniaSan Jose270$76,8700.7
CaliforniaSanta Ana1,300$54,270 2.2
CaliforniaSanta Barbara30$70,9600.5
CaliforniaSanta Rosa70$65,1601
ColoradoColorado Springs80$36,3600.8
ColoradoDenver810$42,7901.6
ColoradoFort Collins30$43,6500.7
ColoradoGrand Junction40$38,250 2
ConnecticutBridgeport290$53,0401.7
ConnecticutDanbury40$41,2401.6
ConnecticutHartford230$48,3201
ConnecticutNew Haven60$46,5400.6
DelawareWilmington130$42,1301
District of ColumbiaWashington1,640$63,1901.8
FloridaCape Coral110$38,1901.4
FloridaFort Lauderdale460$48,4801.6
FloridaGainesville40$40,2900.9
FloridaJacksonville280$38,3301.2
FloridaMiami990$49,070 2.5
FloridaNaples170$53,530 3.8
FloridaOrlando510$52,8101.2
FloridaSebastian70$38,330 4.3
FloridaTampa470$43,8401
FloridaWest Palm Beach550$54,300 2.6
GeorgiaAtlanta1,640$53,8001.8
GeorgiaAugusta30$40,3000.4
GeorgiaBrunswick40$49,050 2.8
GeorgiaSavannah40$35,2000.7
HawaiiHonolulu80$61,0400.5
IllinoisChicago2,210$51,9801.5
IllinoisPeoria40$34,4100.6
IndianaElkhart50$45,0001
IndianaEvansville30$34,4600.5
IndianaFort Wayne60$36,8900.7
IndianaGary50$28,8600.5
IndianaIndianapolis480$51,2201.4
IndianaSouth Bend70$32,6601.4
IowaCedar Rapids40$35,7600.8
IowaDes Moines170$37,7201.3
KansasTopeka40$41,5201
KansasWichita90$47,3400.8
LouisianaBaton Rouge90$40,5600.6
LouisianaLafayette80$34,4301.5
MainePortland50$45,0800.7
MarylandBaltimore590$57,6501.1
MarylandBethesda300$61,4501.3
MassachusettsBarnstable Town150$40,540 4.1
MassachusettsBoston1,340$63,7802
MassachusettsSpringfield50$49,3000.4
MassachusettsWorcester30 0.3
MichiganAnn Arbor110$51,0601.8
MichiganDetroit150$52,0400.5
MichiganKalamazoo50$35,9201
MichiganWarren490$57,7501.1
MinnesotaMinneapolis1,010$47,5001.4
MississippiJackson190$28,1102
MissouriKansas City370$48,2200.9
MissouriSt Louis780$44,4201.5
NebraskaLincoln40 0.7
NebraskaOmaha150$56,9500.8
NevadaLas Vegas430$71,2101.2
NevadaReno100$56,4101.3
New HampshireManchester40$53,9301
New JerseyCamden150$49,4600.7
New JerseyEdison270$49,8600.7
New JerseyNewark550$59,4201.4
New JerseyTrenton60$61,9800.7
New MexicoAlbuquerque140$53,8200.9
New YorkAlbany60 0.4
New YorkNassau540$58,9401.1
New YorkNew York2,750$68,8701.4
New YorkRochester70$49,2100.4
New YorkSyracuse90$53,3600.8
New YorkUtica50$36,8201.1
North CarolinaAsheville110$44,9301.6
North CarolinaCharlotte470$46,7501.3
North CarolinaGreensboro260$43,3201.8
North CarolinaRaleigh240$40,7801.2
North CarolinaWinston Salem150$43,7301.8
North DakotaFargo60$33,2901.4
OhioAkron50$45,6100.4
OhioCincinnati670$44,4901.6
OhioCleveland450$35,4701.1
OhioColumbus370$48,6101
OhioDayton110$44,4400.7
OhioToledo50$41,0500.4
OklahomaOklahoma City80$33,5900.4
OklahomaTulsa100 0.6
OregonPortland720$52,8101.8
PennsylvaniaHarrisburg70$48,2800.6
PennsylvaniaLancaster130$42,0601.4
PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia900$47,3201.2
PennsylvaniaPittsburgh240$41,2500.5
PennsylvaniaScranton40$46,8300.4
Rhode IslandProvidence180$47,0300.8
South CarolinaCharleston140$33,9901.2
South CarolinaColumbia150$60,4501.1
South CarolinaGreenville110$53,7000.9
South CarolinaMyrtle Beach40$52,6600.9
South DakotaSioux Falls40$40,8100.8
TennesseeChattanooga110$40,3901.2
TennesseeKingsport50$38,0801.2
TennesseeKnoxville110$47,4300.8
TennesseeMemphis110$45,4600.5
TennesseeNashville370$45,4001.2
TexasAustin570$41,8601.9
TexasDallas1,820$50,840 2.2
TexasEl Paso60$35,7100.6
TexasFort Worth440$38,7701.3
TexasHouston1,330$47,9001.3
TexasLubbock60$37,2201.3
TexasSan Antonio370$37,8701.1
UtahSalt Lake City640$56,030 2.6
VermontBurlington40$45,6801
VirginiaRichmond220$53,0700.9
VirginiaVirginia Beach330$39,8101.1
WashingtonSeattle800$53,3701.4
WashingtonSpokane30$49,5100.4
WashingtonTacoma40$48,3500.4
WisconsinAppleton30$40,1500.7
WisconsinGreen Bay50$50,5800.8
WisconsinMadison280$48,180 2.2
WisconsinMilwaukee320$47,8401
 

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