Compare careers
Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.
Career A (or your current career)
Interior Designers
Career B (or your target career)
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
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Comparison table
| Metric | Interior Designers | Architects, Except Landscape and Naval |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $67,190 | $99,280 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 71,500 | 106,770 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 4 | 5 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Coordination | Critical Thinking, Operations Analysis, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Speaking |
| Related careers | Lighting Technicians, Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers, Furniture Finishers, Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic | Sustainability Specialists, Facilities Managers, Solar Energy Systems Engineers, Maintenance and Repair Workers, General |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
82%
18 of 22 target skills
Target-only skills
4
Current-only skills
1
Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.
Shared skills
- Critical Thinking+0.8 level
- Operations Analysis+1.6 level
- Reading Comprehension+0.6 level
- Speaking+0.1 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.6 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+1.3 level
- Active Listening+0.4 level
- Monitoring+1.3 level
- Writing+0.5 level
- Coordination+0.5 level
- Active Learning+1.0 level
- Systems Analysis+0.8 level
- Mathematics+1.1 level
- Persuasion—
- Time Management+0.6 level
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Negotiation—
- Instructing+0.1 level
Only in Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
- Systems Evaluation
- Quality Control Analysis
- Learning Strategies
- Management of Personnel Resources
Only in Interior Designers
- Service Orientation