DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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. Excludes "Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers" (27-1026).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southeast Minnesota	50	12	$22.37/hr	$1.43/hr	$12.99/hr	$19.70/hr	$22.36/hr	$26.27/hr	$30.07/hr
Minnesota	1,800	304	$30.39/hr	$0.70/hr	$20.35/hr	$23.62/hr	$28.71/hr	$36.02/hr	$43.98/hr
U S	60,650	1,759	$29.62/hr	$0.33/hr	$15.53/hr	$20.53/hr	$27.22/hr	$35.70/hr	$46.86/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Interior Designers Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Trade, Transportation and Utilities 20 $21.49/hr Professional and Business Services 10 $23.93/hr

Other Regional Data For Interior Designers Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2020 - 2030 Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,550 $29.46/hr 2.3% Central Minnesota 80 $20.15/hr -2.2% Southeast Minnesota 50 $22.36/hr -8.3% Northwest Minnesota 30 $21.51/hr N/A Northeast Minnesota 30 $27.62/hr -4.3% Southwest Minnesota N/A $25.04/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2020 - 2030
Commercial and Industrial Designers	120	$33.24/hr	-7.3%
Architectural and Civil Drafters	90	$24.82/hr	9.2%
Art Directors	20	$23.97/hr	N/A
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	N/A	N/A	N/A
Landscape Architects	N/A	N/A	N/A
Set and Exhibit Designers	N/A	N/A	N/A
Costume Attendants	N/A	N/A	N/A

• 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 paste ups 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.