Also called: Carpet Designer, Floorcovering Designer
Designs the patterns and colors of rugs and carpets for homes, hotels, casinos, and airports.
A rug designer paints a pattern for a hotel ballroom carpet, matching the hotel's colors and making sure it hides spills. They send files to the mill, check yarn samples, and approve a test piece before thousands of yards are made.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in textile, surface, or interior design.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Textile Design, Interior Design, Surface Design.
Growing about average. Steady demand from hotels, offices, and homes.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI pattern tools speed up options, but matching yarn, mill limits, and client brands stays a designer's job.
Classes: Art, Digital design, Math (repeat patterns).
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-1021.
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