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.
Work Activities
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Design plans to be safe and to be compliant with the American Disabilities Act (ADA).
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Coordinate with other professionals, such as contractors, architects, engineers, and plumbers, to ensure job success.
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Inspect construction work on site to ensure its adherence to the design plans.
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Use computer-aided drafting (CAD) and related software to produce construction documents.
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Confer with client to determine factors affecting planning of interior environments, such as budget, architectural preferences, purpose, and function.
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Estimate material requirements and costs, and present design to client for approval.
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Review and detail shop drawings for construction plans.
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Design spaces to be environmentally friendly, using sustainable, recycled materials when feasible.
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Research and explore the use of new materials, technologies, and products to incorporate into designs.
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Render design ideas in form of paste-ups or drawings.
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Select or design, and purchase furnishings, art work, and accessories.
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Subcontract fabrication, installation, and arrangement of carpeting, fixtures, accessories, draperies, paint and wall coverings, art work, furniture, and related items.
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Plan and design interior environments for boats, planes, buses, trains, and other enclosed spaces.
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Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
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Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
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Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
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Originality
The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
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Fluency of Ideas
The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
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Near Vision
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
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Design
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
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Building and Construction
Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
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Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Education Bachelor's degree
- Work Experience No work experience
- Training No on-the-job training
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Artistic: People interested in this work like activities that include creating, designing, and making your own rules.They do well at jobs that need:
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Attention to Detail
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Innovation
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Dependability
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Stress Tolerance
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Cooperation
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Initiative
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Triangles
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Tape measures
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Tablet computers
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Scanners
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Scales
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Video creation and editing software
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Graphics or photo imaging software
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Electronic mail software
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Desktop publishing software
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Computer aided design CAD software
