Interior designers

Detailed Occupation

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2022 Workforce
90.1k
Average Age
43.6
Estimated Job Growth
4%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$66,181
Average Male Salary
$74,119
Average Female Salary
$64,566

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Interior designers workforce. Interior designers workforce in 2022 was 90,148 people, of which 83.1% were women and 16.9% were men. Interior designers are paid most in Nassau County (Northwest)--North Hempstead Town (North) PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Travis County (West, South & Outside Austin City) PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
15,243
Male Workforce
± 3.03k
74,905
Female Workforce
± 6.72k

The Interior designers workforce in 2022 was 90,148 people (83.1% women and 16.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of 17.2% between 2018 (76,907) and 2022 (90,148).

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Employment by Location

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During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Vermont ($134,643), New York ($106,492), and Hawaii ($97,665).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$66,181
AVERAGE WAGE
#195 in the ranking (2022)
$64,683
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Interior designers earned an average of $66,181, $1,499 more than the average national salary of $64,683

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.395
WAGE GINI

In 2022, Interior designers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.395, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Interior designers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Interior designers and on wages for those in the field. Specialized design services is the industry that employs the most Interior designers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Interior designers, by average wage, is Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing ($127,693).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
90.1k
2022 Workforce
± 7,369
3.07%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 11.3%

This graphic shows the share of Interior designers employed by various industries. Specialized design services employs the largest share of Interior designers at 71.6%, followed by Architectural, engineering & related services with 15.2% and Furniture & home furnishings stores with 13.2%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Interior designers in the US. The workforce of Interior designers in 2022 was 90,148 people, with 83.1% woman, and 16.9% men. The average age of male Interior designers in the workforce is 48.1 and of female Interior designers is 42.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Interior designers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Interior designers in 2022 was 90,148 people, with 83.1% woman, and 16.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (12,453 people), 30 to 34 years (11,468  people), and 35 to 39 years (10,388 people). Among them they concentrated 38.2% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 9.9% of Interior designers workers were Hispanic and 90.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (62.6%), Puerto Rican (23.3)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (14.1)%

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Races

In 2022, 82.6% of the Interior designers workforce were White, of which 84.5% were women and 15.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (6.14%) and Asian (4.91%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Interior designers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Interior designers is Visual & Performing Arts but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Visual & Performing Arts.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.
Type of Majors
Degree

The most common majors achieved by Interior designers in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Visual & Performing Arts (33,622 people), Business (6,812 people), and Architecture and Related Services (5,209 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Interior designers workers were Bachelors Degree (53,337 people), Some college (10,668 people), and Graduate Degree (9,779 people).

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Interior Designers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 2.84%, but Interior Designers are expected to see a growth of 4% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

4%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
2.84%
National Growth
10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Interior designers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 2.84%, the average rate of national job growth.

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