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Occupational Report
for Interior Designers (27-1025)
, Oregon Statewide
Occupational Description
Plan, design, and furnish interiors of residential, commercial, or industrial buildings. Formulate design which is practical, aesthetic, and conducive to intended purposes, such as raising productivity, selling merchandise, or improving life style. May specialize in a particular field, style, or phase of interior design. Exclude "Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers" (27-1026).
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Interior Designers
Employment Outlook
for Interior Designers
| Statewide Employment Analysis |
2008 employment is estimated to be at about the regional average. This occupation is expected to grow at a somewhat faster rate than the regional average. Total job openings are projected to be at about the regional average.Reasonable employment opportunities exist for trained workers. |
Data Sources and Limitations
Current Employment Department Job Openings
for Interior Designers
There are no openings for this occupation.
Job Openings from the Web
for Interior Designers
The following job openings have been automatically extracted from various sites across the Web.
These links are provided as supplemental resources. However, the Employment Department cannot
validate these openings nor endorse any of these external sites. Some of these jobs may no
longer be open. In some cases, a single opening may be posted on multiple sites.
There are 2 current openings for this occupation.
Openings 1 through 2
are listed below.
State of Oregon License Information
for Interior Designers
No statewide license is required for this occupation.
Wages
for Interior Designers
| Region |
---------------- 2010 Wages ---------------- |
| Percentiles (hourly wages) |
Avg
Hourly
($/hr) |
Avg
Annual |
| 10th |
25th |
50th
(median) |
75th |
90th |
| Oregon Statewide |
$12.81 |
$15.47 |
$21.59 |
$25.51 |
$36.50
|
$22.68 |
$47,178 |
| Multnomah / Washington |
13.82 |
16.11 |
22.30 |
25.62 |
37.67
|
23.74 |
49,388 |
| Marion / Polk / Yamhill |
9.22 |
15.29 |
19.54 |
23.67 |
29.04
|
19.49 |
40,539 |
| Clackamas |
11.19 |
12.91 |
19.18 |
24.86 |
31.29
|
19.80 |
41,165 |
Data Sources and Limitations
Industries of Employment
for Interior Designers
Educational Requirements
for Interior Designers
Workers must have an associate to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with a bachelor's degree have a competitive advantage in this labor market.
Skills
for Interior Designers
- Analyze Customer Interior Space Needs
- Apply Lighting Techniques
- Confer With Clients To Discuss And Determine Layout Design
- Create Art From Ideas
- Design Interior Spaces
- Draw Prototypes And Plans To Scale
- Identify Plants And Flowers For Decorative Value
- Make Presentations
- Meet Deadlines
- Organize Commercial Artistic And Design Projects
- Perceive Color, Balance And Proportion
- Provide Customer Service
- Sell Services
- Use Computer Design And Graphics Software
- Use Hand And Power Tools To Create Art
- Utilize Characteristics Of Materials In Interior Design
Schools and Training Providers
for Interior Designers
The training providers listed below offer programs related to this occupation. This information is updated once per year. Anyone interested in a particular program should check with the training institution regarding its availability. Listing these training providers does not necessarily constitute or imply their endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the State of Oregon.
Career Pathway Roadmaps
for Interior Designers
No Career Pathway links were found for this occupation.
Related Occupations
The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Interior Designers matches the occupation in the list.
A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed
below.
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