Also called: Hotel Interior Design Director
Leads the interior design of hotels, resorts, restaurants, and casinos.
They travel to job sites, approve custom carpets and lighting, and make sure a 500-room hotel feels unique but stays on budget. Projects take years and involve architects, brand teams, and contractors. Mock-up rooms get built and tweaked before every room is copied.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 10 years after high school. Bachelor's in interior design; NCIDQ certification; many years of commercial experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Interior Design, Interior Architecture, Hospitality Management.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Tracks hotel construction cycles.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI renders help pitch concepts faster; leading teams through hotel brand standards, codes and on-site decisions stays human.
Classes: Architecture or drafting CAD, AP Studio Art, Business.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-1025.
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