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By Hannah Rosen

Interior Designer

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+What Do Interior Designers Do?

Enhance the function, safety, and aesthetics of interior spaces

Plan, design, and furnish interiors of residential, commercial, or industrial buildings. They make designs that work for the intended purpose, like raising productivity, selling merchandise, or improving life style.

Many Interior Designers specialize in a particular field, style, or phase of interior design.

+The Types of Interior Designers Include But Are Not Limited To:

Residential- focus on living spaces

Commercial- focus on business spaces

Green and Environmental- focus on environmentally friendly design and materials

Accessibility- focus on making spaces that are easier for the disabled to use

Budget- focus on making spaces that cost less money

+Education & Additional Training

College degree (2-4 years)

Knowledge of federal, state, and local codes

A license is required in 24 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico

+Where They Work

Interior Designers work in various places depending on what kind they are

Large corporation interior designers- usually work regular hours in a comfortable setting

Designers in small firms- generally adjust their workday to work with their client’s schedule

Consultants and self-employed designers- tend to work long hours in a smaller, more congested environment

+These places can include…

Their own home

An office

A construction site

A department store

An architecture firm

+Earnings

Lowest 10%- less than $27,230

Median- $44,950

Highest 10%- more than $82,750

+Growth Potential & Outlook(2010 Data)

United States

Employment

Percent

Change

Job Opening

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Outlook

Interior Designers

85,600 +19% 3,590 Faster than

average

Maryland

Employment

Percent

Change

Job Opening

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Outlook

Interior Designers

1,850 +5% 60 Faster than

average

+Related Careers

Fashion designers

Landscape architects

Floral designers

Graphic Designers

Commercial and industrial designers

+Comparison of CareersCategory Interior

DesignersPhysical Therapists

Job Overview • Makes private homes, offices, restaurants, hospitals, hotels, and theaters attractive and functional

•Help people who have been hurt or ill recover. They also help them get back to doing daily life skills with their injury

Education • College degree (2-4 years)• Knowledge of federal, state, and local codes

Good high school grades

Strong background in science

Attend college. You can get a master’s or doctorate degree

Salary Annual: $51,990Hourly: $24.99

Annual- $69,760$74,410

Growth Potential & Outlook

Faster than average employment rate

Keen competition expected

Increase in employment of 19% expected

Growth rate- 30.27% Outlook- faster than

average

+Comparison of Careers ContinuedCategory Interior

DesignersPhysical Therapists

Facility Working places vary depending on type on interior designer. Some include:

•Their own home•An office•A construction site•A department store•An architecture firm

hospitals, out patient clinics, and private offices that have specially equipped facilities

Related Careers Fashion designer Landscape architects

Massage therapists Occupational Therapists Social Workers

+Thoughts For Success

“A person who aims at nothing is

sure to hit it.”

(Anonymous)