Careers in Interior Design
Included below are lists of places
where you might look for an internship or a
permanent position after graduation, followed
by a list of career paths that reflect specific
positions pursued by recent graduates.
Please note that some careers require
additional education beyond the bachelor's
degree.
Private Practice
Architecture firms
Corporations, institutions, and other multi-
building owners
Interior design firms
Product manufacturing companies
Public Practice
Federal, state, regional, county and municipal
government agencies
University or college design or facilities
services
Nonprofit Organizations
Agencies dealing with self-help or home/work
accommodations for people with disabilities
Community development groups
Neighborhood and community advocacy
groups
Social service organizations
Career Paths
Computer-aided drafting specialty
Contract (commercial) design
Design presentation specialty
Design project management
Facilities design and management
Furniture design
Health-care facility design
Interior design business management
Interior illustration or photography
Kitchen and bath design
Office systems design and sales
Product manufacturing sales
Residential design
Retail design
Transportation design
Career paths for which additional
education/training is required
Lighting design
Restoration or historic preservation
Theater, movie, or television set and scene
design
University or college teaching, research and
administration