Interior decorator

Interior designers plan and furnish private homes, public buildings, and commercial or institutional establishments, such as offices, restaurants, hospitals, hotels and theaters.

Most interior designers specialize in a specific line of work. For example, some may concentrate in residential design, and others may further specialize by focusing on particular rooms, such as kitchens or bathrooms.

SKILLS

Designers use computers to plan layouts that can be changed easily to include ideas received from the client. Computer-aided design (CAD) has become an essential tool for preparing designs.
Creativity is a crucial element in design. People in this field must have a strong sense of aesthetics -– an eye for color and detail, a sense of balance and proportion and an appreciation for beauty.

EDUCATION

Interior designers normally need a college education, in part because few clients -– especially commercial ones –- are willing to trust designers without formal credentials to create their living and working spaces.

OUTLOOK

Overall, the employment of designers is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations through the year 2008. Despite this employment growth, designers in most fields are expected to face keen competition for available positions.

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