Interior Designers:

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.

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About the Job

Primary Industry	Architecture and Construction
Indiana Average Salary	$50,850.00
Average Time to Fill	41 days
Typical Education	Associate's degree
Typical Experience	None
Current Openings
2 Year Projected Openings (2016-2018)	274
2 Year Expected Percentage Change (2016-2018)	2.91 %
10 Year Projected Openings (2016-2026)	1,182
10 Year Expected Percentage Change (2016-2026)	2.91 %

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Skills Profile

Essential (Soft) Skills

Essential Skills to Employers

Creativity
Resource Allocation
Attention to Detail
Oral Communication
Integrity
Critical Thinking
Decision-making
Adaptability
Professionalism
Information Gathering
Organization
Problem-solving
Customer Service

Top Job Duties and Responsibilities

Thinking Creatively

Create floral arrangements
Design interior space to meet customer specifications
Design office layout
Design decorative displays
Draw design, letter, or line graphics or illustrations
Develop graphic designs or models
Create decorative effects using hand or power tools
Draw subject or item sketches

Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information

Estimate costs of design or construction materials
Estimate artistic or design related project costs
Prepare cost estimates
Estimate material requirements for production
Estimate project material requirements
Estimate project labor requirements

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Booster Skills & Certifications

Job Seekers possessing booster skills & certifications, such as those listed below, added to core skills are more marketable, harder to find and expensive to hire.

Hard to Fill: Employers find positions requiring these skills to be hard to fill. These skills and certifications make a job seeker more in demand because the skills are not widely available.

Expensive to Fill: Employers find positions requiring these skills to be expensive to fill. Job seekers with these skills and certifications are likely to earn more money.

Skill or Certification	Certi - fication	Certification	Hard to Fill	Expensive to Fill
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Indesign
Interior Architecture
Customer Contact
Process Design
Retail Sales
Building Codes

Related Licensing Requirements

Registered Interior Designer (18-0000000208)

IC 25-20.7-2-8 Registration of applicants Sec. 8. The agency shall register an applicant who: (1) applies for registration under this article before December 31, 2011; (2) meets all the registration requirements under this article other than the requirement under section 5(3) of this chapter; and (3) meets one (1) or more of the following: (A) Has: (i) received at least two (2) years of interior design education; and (ii) practiced in the field of interior design for at least ten(10) years. (B) Has practiced interior design for at least fifteen (15) years.

- Professional Licensing Agency~i.d.o. Incorporated (3177846044ext324)
- http://www.idoincorporated.com