Interior designers held about 58,900 jobs in 2014. The industries that employed the most interior designers were as follows:
Specialized design services
30%
Architectural, engineering, and related services
15
Furniture stores
8
Wholesale trade
6
Residential building construction
4
Most interior designers work in clean, comfortable offices. About 1 in 4 interior designers were self-employed in 2014. Technology has changed the way many designers work. For example, rather than using drafting tables, interior designers now use complex software to create two-dimensional or three-dimensional images.
Work Schedules
Most interior designers work full time. They may need to adjust their workday to suit their clients' schedules and deadlines, meeting with clients during evening and weekend hours when necessary. Interior designers also travel to the clients' design sites.