Interior design majors have a hard time finding a job right out of college. Graduates with an interior design degree are entering a strange job market and it can be hard to find your first job in interior design. To make finding a job easier, Zippia scanned through 14,445 interior design major resumes to identify the jobs interior design majors most prefer.
Highest-Paying Jobs With a Interior Design Degree
- Starting Salary$50,000Job openings59,470Top Locations:New York, NY; Houston, TX; San Francisco, CA;Job Description:Interior designers make interior spaces functional, safe, and beautiful by determining space requirements and selecting decorative items, such as colors, lighting, and materials. They read blueprints and must be aware of building codes and inspection regulations, as well as universal accessibility standards.
- Starting Salary$45,000Job openings52,433Top Locations:Job Description:Graphic designers create visual concepts, using computer software or by hand, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, and captivate consumers. They develop the overall layout and production design for various applications such as advertisements, brochures, magazines, and corporate reports.
- Starting Salary$35,000Job openings48,020Top Locations:Job Description:Interior designers make interior spaces functional, safe, and beautiful by determining space requirements and selecting decorative items, such as colors, lighting, and materials. They read blueprints and must be aware of building codes and inspection regulations, as well as universal accessibility standards.
- Starting Salary$34,000Job openings67,942Top Locations:New York, NY; Houston, TX; Dallas, TX;Job Description:Retail sales workers include both those who sell retail merchandise, such as clothing, furniture, and automobiles, (called retail salespersons) and those who sell spare and replacement parts and equipment, especially car parts (called parts salespersons). Both types of workers help customers find the products they want and process customers’ payments.
- Starting Salary$34,000Job openings46,701Top Locations:New York, NY; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL;Job Description:Interior designers make interior spaces functional, safe, and beautiful by determining space requirements and selecting decorative items, such as colors, lighting, and materials. They read blueprints and must be aware of building codes and inspection regulations, as well as universal accessibility standards.
- Starting Salary$33,000Job openings88,151Top Locations:New York, NY; Chicago, IL; Atlanta, GA;Job Description:Interior designers make interior spaces functional, safe, and beautiful by determining space requirements and selecting decorative items, such as colors, lighting, and materials. They read blueprints and must be aware of building codes and inspection regulations, as well as universal accessibility standards.
- Starting Salary$33,000Job openings59,890Top Locations:Denver, CO; Saint Louis, MO; Chicago, IL;Job Description:Interior designers make interior spaces functional, safe, and beautiful by determining space requirements and selecting decorative items, such as colors, lighting, and materials. They read blueprints and must be aware of building codes and inspection regulations, as well as universal accessibility standards.
- Starting Salary$32,000Job openings97,018Top Locations:Job Description:Graphic designers create visual concepts, using computer software or by hand, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, and captivate consumers. They develop the overall layout and production design for various applications such as advertisements, brochures, magazines, and corporate reports.
- Starting Salary$27,000Job openings74,351Top Locations:New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL;Job Description:A Visual Merchandiser creates attractive visual displays and strategies to promote retail brands, products, and services. They conduct research on current and future trends in design and lifestyle, as well as revise and present design ideas with assistant merchandisers.
- Starting Salary$24,000Job openings109,447Top Locations:Job Description:Material recording clerks track product information in order to keep businesses and supply chains on schedule. They ensure proper scheduling, recordkeeping, and inventory control.
