Interior designers

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2024 Workforce
95.5k
Average Age
43.5
Estimated Job Growth
3.21%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$71,620
Average Male Salary
$83,008
Average Female Salary
$69,482

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Interior designers workforce. Interior designers workforce in 2024 was 95,487 people, of which 84.2% were women and 15.8% were men. Interior designers are paid most in Nassau County (Northwest)--North Hempstead Town (North) PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Norfolk County (Northwest)--Needham, Wellesley & Westwood PUMA, MA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
15,093
Male Workforce
± 3.02k
80,394
Female Workforce
± 6.96k

The Interior designers workforce in 2024 was 95,487 people (84.2% women and 15.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of 24.2% between 2018 (76,907) and 2024 (95,487).

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Employment by Location

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Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Interior designers.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Vermont ($140,326), New York ($108,692), and Hawaii ($99,467).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$71,620
AVERAGE WAGE
#227 in the ranking (2018)
$69,878
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Interior designers earned an average of $71,620, $1,742 more than the average national salary of $69,878

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.404
WAGE GINI

In 2024, Interior designers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.404, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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 Management, scientific & technical consulting services ($151,412).

Occupations by Industries

Metric
Value
95.5k
2024 Workforce
± 7,584
2.31%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 11%

This graphic shows the share of Interior designers employed by various industries. Specialized design services employs the largest share of Interior designers at 66.6%, followed by Architectural, engineering & related services with 13.7% and Furniture & home furnishings retailers with 10.4%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Interior designers in the US. The workforce of Interior designers in 2024 was 95,487 people, with 84.2% woman, and 15.8% men. The average age of male Interior designers in the workforce is 48.2 and of female Interior designers is 42.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Interior designers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Interior designers in 2024 was 95,487 people, with 84.2% woman, and 15.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (12,563 people), 30 to 34 years (12,187  people), and 35 to 39 years (10,693 people). Among them they concentrated 37.2% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 11.2% of Interior designers workers were Hispanic and 88.8% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (35.7%), Puerto Rican (13.1)%, and Cuban (9.37)%

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Races

In 2024, 79.1% of the Interior designers workforce were White, of which 86.2% were women and 13.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (8.83%) and Asian (4.97%).

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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 2024 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 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Visual & Performing Arts (35,260 people), Business (7,366 people), and Architecture and Related Services (5,972 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Interior designers workers were Bachelors Degree (56,960 people), Graduate Degree (11,204 people), and Some college (10,276 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 3.07%, but Interior Designers are expected to see a growth of 3.21% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

3.21%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
3.07%
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 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.

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