Interior designers

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2021 Workforce

87.3k

Average Age

Estimated Job Growth

−4.88%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$60,894

Average Male Salary

$69,946

Average Female Salary

$59,153

About

Interior designers are most often employed by the Specialized design services industry. The average yearly wage for Interior designers was $60,894 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Interior designers are Upper West Side & West Side PUMA, NY, Queen Anne & Magnolia PUMA, WA, and Travis County (West, South & Outside Austin City) PUMA, TX. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Interior designers are Dallas (West Central), University Park Cities & Highland Park Town PUMA, TX, Sarasota County (Central & Gulf Coast) PUMA, FL, and Cherokee County (Outside Woodstock & Canton Cities) PUMA, GA.

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Employment and salary information for the Interior designers workforce. Interior designers workforce in 2021 was 87,310 people, of which 83.9% were women and 16.1% were men. Interior designers are paid most in North Hempstead Town (North) PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Dallas (West Central), University Park Cities & Highland Park Town PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

14,082

Male Workforce

± 2.91k

73,228

Female Workforce

± 6.64k

The Interior designers workforce in 2021 was 87,310 people (83.9% women and 16.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of 14% between 2018 (76,572) and 2021 (87,310).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

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

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Vermont ($156,918), District of Columbia ($90,910), and New York ($90,009).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$60,894

AVERAGE WAGE

#200 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Interior designers earned an average of $60,894, $1,298 more than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Interior designers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.397

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Interior designers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.397, 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Interior designers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

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 Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($115,728).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

87.3k

2021 Workforce

± 7,252

1.69%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 11.6%

This graphic shows the share of Interior designers employed by various industries. Specialized design services employs the largest share of Interior designers at 70.9%, followed by Architectural, engineering & related services with 15.9% and Furniture & home furnishings stores with 13.2%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Interior designers in the US. The workforce of Interior designers in 2021 was 87,310 people, with 83.9% woman, and 16.1% men. The average age of male Interior designers in the workforce is 47 and of female Interior designers is 42.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Interior designers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Interior designers in 2021 was 87,310 people, with 83.9% woman, and 16.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (12,274 people), 30 to 34 years (11,506 people), and 35 to 39 years (9,869 people). Among them they concentrated 38.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 9.53% of Interior designers workers were Hispanic and 90.5% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (68.1%), Puerto Rican (21.5)%, and Venezuelan (10.5)%

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Races

In 2021, 83.3% of the Interior designers workforce were White, of which 85% were women and 15% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (5.21%) and Two or More Races (4.61%).

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 2021 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 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Visual & Performing Arts (31,307 people), Business (6,400 people), and Architecture and Related Services (4,805 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Interior designers workers were Bachelors Degree (50,128 people), Some college (11,161 people), and Associates Degree (9,947 people).

The graphic shows the Interior designers workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Interior Designers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Interior Designers are expected to see a growth of −4.88% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

−4.88%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

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 less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.