Headline risk
7%
Low RiskInterior designers
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
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.
Task evidence
92% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 63,490
Employment 2024
87.1K
Projected Change (2024–34)
3.2%
Openings (2024–34)
7.8K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of interior designers is projected to grow 3 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Design plans to be safe and to be compliant with the American Disabilities Act (ADA). AI use: 0%
- 2. Research health and safety code requirements to inform design.
- 3. Confer with client to determine factors affecting planning of interior environments, such as budget, architectural preferences, purpose, and function. AI use: 0%
- 4. Advise client on interior design factors, such as space planning, layout and use of furnishings or equipment, and color coordination. AI use: 0%
- 5. Coordinate with other professionals, such as contractors, architects, engineers, and plumbers, to ensure job success. AI use: 0%
- 6. Review and detail shop drawings for construction plans. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 41.7 · 125K employed
Under 25: 11% · 25–54: 66% · 55+: 23%
Related
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
crosswalk_exact · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Interior designers make indoor spaces functional, safe, and beautiful by determining space requirements and selecting essential and decorative items.
Many interior designers work in specialized design services or in architectural, engineering, and related services.
Interior designers typically need a bachelor’s degree to enter the occupation.
The median annual wage for interior designers was $63,490 in May 2024.
Employment of interior designers is projected to grow 3 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.