Occupation information for Interior Designers District Of Columbia

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Plan, design, and furnish the internal space of rooms or buildings. Design interior environments or create physical layouts that are practical, aesthetic, and conducive to the intended purposes. May specialize in a particular field, style, or phase of interior design.

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Currently Employed: 1,000

Projected Annual Job Openings: 100

Typical Hourly Wage: $30.23 - $49.01

Typical Annual Salary: $62,890 - $101,940

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Typical education needed for entry: Bachelor's degree

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: No work experience

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: No on-the-job training

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typical job duties
  • Design plans to be safe and to be compliant with the American Disabilities Act (ADA).
  • Coordinate with other professionals, such as contractors, architects, engineers, and plumbers, to ensure job success.
  • Inspect construction work on site to ensure its adherence to the design plans.
  • Use computer-aided drafting (CAD) and related software to produce construction documents.
  • Confer with client to determine factors affecting planning of interior environments, such as budget, architectural preferences, purpose, and function.
  • Estimate material requirements and costs, and present design to client for approval.
  • Review and detail shop drawings for construction plans.
  • Design spaces to be environmentally friendly, using sustainable, recycled materials when feasible.
  • Research and explore the use of new materials, technologies, and products to incorporate into designs.
  • Render design ideas in form of paste-ups or drawings.
tools & technology
Tools:
  • Scales
  • Scanners
  • Tablet computers
  • Tape measures
  • Triangles

Technology:
  • Computer aided design CAD software
  • Desktop publishing software
  • Electronic mail software
  • Graphics or photo imaging software
  • Video creation and editing software
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