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This document provides information about careers in interior design, including areas of specialization, types of employers, and strategies for success in the field. It discusses commercial and residential interior design specialties such as offices, healthcare facilities, hospitality, and single-family homes. Employers include design firms, architecture firms, corporations, retailers, educational institutions, and the government. The document recommends gaining experience through internships, developing technical and communication skills, and obtaining interior design qualifications to work in the field. It also lists related career areas that interior designers may pursue, such as set design, lighting design, and product development.

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This document provides information about careers in interior design, including areas of specialization, types of employers, and strategies for success in the field. It discusses commercial and residential interior design specialties such as offices, healthcare facilities, hospitality, and single-family homes. Employers include design firms, architecture firms, corporations, retailers, educational institutions, and the government. The document recommends gaining experience through internships, developing technical and communication skills, and obtaining interior design qualifications to work in the field. It also lists related career areas that interior designers may pursue, such as set design, lighting design, and product development.

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INTERIOR DESIGN

What can I do with this degree?


AREAS
INTERIOR DESIGN
Commercial Design Including:
Offices
Retail
Healthcare
Hospitals and clinics
Medical offices
Hospitality
Restaurants
Bars and Clubs
Hotels and Motels
Resorts
Theaters
Civic
Airports
Government Facilities
Residential Design
Single-Family Houses
Apartments
Condominiums
In-store Design
Design Specialties Including:
Bath
Kitchen
Lighting
Ergonomic Design
Green Design
Renovations
Sales/Marketing
Education

EMPLOYERS
Design firms
Architecture firms
Design divisions of corporations/institutions
Carpet manufacturers
Furniture and home stores
Federal government departments
Colleges and universities
Self-employed

STRATEGIES/INFORMATION
Create a portfolio of your work while in school.
Complete an internship to gain relevant experience.
After finishing a design degree and gaining required
experience, prepare to take the qualifying exam
administered by the National Council for Interior
Design Qualification.
Learn to understand both the artistic, creative side and
the business, technical side of design to assure
success in the field.
Become familiar with Computer Aided Design (CAD)
software.
Develop strong communication skills which are
important when interacting with clients and writing
work proposals.
Understand the importance of learning to listen
attentively to others and providing excellent
customer service.
Learn to work well with different types of people
including clients, architects, contractors and other
service providers.
Gain experience working in a fast-paced environment
and meeting deadlines. Plan to work on multiple
projects at a time.
Join relevant student organizations and seek
leadership roles. Become a student member of the
American Society of Interior Designers.
Conduct informational interviews with interior designers
in a variety of settings to learn about particular
areas of interest. Build a network of contacts.
Interior designers are four times as likely to be selfemployed than people in other specialty
professions. Most others work in small firms of 1
to 5 employees. (BLS)

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AREAS RELATED TO INTERIOR DESIGN
Those with training in interior design may pursue the following career fields if they have the right combination of experiences. Some areas may require additional
training or graduate degrees. If these areas interest you, take relevant coursework, complete internships, and get involved in related activities to prepare for the fields.
For example, someone trained in interior design who wants to work for a design publication should develop strong writing skills, consider minoring in journalism or
English, work for a campus or community newspaper, etc.
Some related fields are:
Set design for stage and screen
Lighting design
Furniture design
Product development
Journalism, e.g. design magazines
Illustration/rendering
Computer rendering
Facility management
Historic preservation

Prepared by the Career Planning staff of Career Services at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. (2007)
UTK is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA Employer

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