Interior Designers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$67,190
United States, 2025
Employment
71,500
United States, 2025
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
10 related careers
Career 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.
- O*NET code
- 27-1025.00
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Design plans to be safe and to be compliant with the American Disabilities Act (ADA).
- Use computer-aided drafting (CAD) and related software to produce construction documents.
- Research health and safety code requirements to inform design.
- Confer with client to determine factors affecting planning of interior environments, such as budget, architectural preferences, purpose, and function.
- Advise client on interior design factors, such as space planning, layout and use of furnishings or equipment, and color coordination.
- Coordinate with other professionals, such as contractors, architects, engineers, and plumbers, to ensure job success.
- Review and detail shop drawings for construction plans.
- Inspect construction work on site to ensure its adherence to the design plans.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$41,420
25th percentile
$51,840
75th percentile
$85,740
90th percentile
$114,140
Most important skills
- Active Listening4.0
- Critical Thinking4.0
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Speaking4.0
- Coordination3.8
- Service Orientation3.8
- Social Perceptiveness3.8
- Complex Problem Solving3.6
- Writing3.6
- Persuasion3.5
- Judgment and Decision Making3.5
- Time Management3.4
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 19 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
19
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Speaking | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Service Orientation | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Coordination | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Writing | 3.6 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.6 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Persuasion | 3.5 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.8 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.5 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Negotiation | 3.1 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Time Management | 3.4 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Active Learning | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Monitoring | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Operations Analysis | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Mathematics | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Instructing | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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National median $41,600
Compare with Interior DesignersSupplemental
National median $99,280
Compare with Interior DesignersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC | $98,450 | 620 | 2025 |
| WY | $96,100 | 90 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $87,460 | 1,810 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $85,140 | 340 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $81,480 | 1,290 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | $80,850 | 90 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $80,640 | 820 | 2025 |
| CA | $80,230 | 8,500 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | $80,150 | 1,500 | 2025 |
| MA | $80,110 | 1,580 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $80,000 | 3,880 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $79,720 | 460 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $79,590 | 1,840 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $78,960 | 110 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $78,810 | 970 | 2025 |
| CO | $78,390 | 2,300 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | $78,390 | 1,090 | 2025 |
| Huntsville, AL | $78,250 | 80 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $78,000 | 50 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $77,970 | 110 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.