Career roadmap
How to become an Interior Designer
What you would actually do
The tasks that make up the work of an Interior Designer, weighted by how central each one is to the job.
- Plan facility layouts or designs.
- Update professional knowledge.
- Confer with clients to determine needs.
- Draw detailed or technical illustrations.
- Review details of technical drawings or specifications.
- Inspect facilities or sites to determine if they meet specifications or standards.
- Coordinate construction or installation activities.
- Conduct research to inform art, designs, or other work.
The skills that actually carry the job
Scored on how much the work depends on each one — not a wishlist, a measurement.
- Reading Comprehension4.0/5
- Active Listening4.0/5
- Speaking4.0/5
- Critical Thinking4.0/5
- Social Perceptiveness3.8/5
- Coordination3.8/5
- Service Orientation3.8/5
- Writing3.6/5
- Complex Problem Solving3.6/5
- Persuasion3.5/5
Would this suit you?
Every occupation leans on a particular mix of interests. Here is the mix measured for an Interior Designer — and our free 2-minute Career Match scores you on the same six.
- Artistic5.7/7
Creating, expressing, working without a fixed procedure
- Realistic4.4/7
Hands-on, practical, working with tools, machines or the body
- Conventional3.7/7
Ordering, checking, following a precise procedure accurately
- Enterprising3.3/7
Persuading, leading, selling, taking commercial risk
- Investigative3.2/7
Investigating, diagnosing, reasoning through problems with evidence
- Social2.8/7
Helping, teaching, caring for and working directly with people
Interest profiles from the O*NET 29.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Used under CC BY 4.0.
