Also called: Junior Interior Designer, Design Coordinator
Supports interior designers by preparing drawings, ordering samples, and tracking furniture orders.
They organize the sample library, draft floor plans in CAD, and call vendors about late shipments. It's the main entry point into the field. Many become full designers after a few years.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Associate or bachelor's in interior design.
Ways in: 2-year college, 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Interior Design.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Follows interior designer projections.
High risk for 10 years. Drafting, sample ordering, renders and order tracking are increasingly automated, squeezing this traditional entry role.
Classes: Drafting CAD, Computer applications, Art.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-1025.
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