Also called: Set Dresser Lead
Chooses and places everything in a set that isn't built: furniture, curtains, books, lamps, and clutter.
A set decorator shops antique stores, rents furniture, and dresses a teenager's bedroom with posters and junk that tell you who the character is without a word.
Approximate; Set Decorators are in IATSE Local 44.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Interior design, art, or theater degree is common.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Interior Design, Theater Design, Art History.
Growing about average. Follows production levels.
Low risk for 10 years. AI mood boards speed research, but sourcing, buying and arranging real objects that tell a character's story stays human.
Classes: Art, Interior design or FACS, History, Theater design.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-1027.
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