| If you have a talent and love for all | | | | building as well as decorating the |
| things visual, you may be a candidate | | | | interior rooms. In a city such as Tampa, |
| for a career in interior design. | | | | degrees of this nature would be |
| Whether for corporate or individual | | | | in-demand due to the interesting and |
| clients, whether working in an agency or | | | | diverse architectural elements found |
| for yourself as a freelancer, your | | | | throughout the landscape. |
| degree in interior design can be put to | | | | Home Interior Designer |
| use in more ways than you might think. | | | | Location is a big factor when it comes |
| The U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of | | | | to interior design. You'll typically do |
| Labor Statistics website states, | | | | better in highly populated areas that |
| "Individuals with little or no formal | | | | attract tourists or are appealing to |
| training in interior design, as well as | | | | upper income levels such as Tampa. |
| those lacking creativity and | | | | Design school graduates may find a |
| perseverance, will find it very | | | | wealth of business from retirees, owners |
| difficult to establish and maintain a | | | | of rental properties or those purchasing |
| career in this occupation." Attending | | | | second homes. |
| design school and earning your degree in | | | | Retail Store Designer |
| interior design can potentially open | | | | There are also careers for retail store |
| many doors for you. Let's look at | | | | designers in Tampa. A marketing |
| several options outlined by the U.S. | | | | background is a plus when working in a |
| Department of Labor. As a baseline, | | | | retail store as you'll most likely be |
| I'll use the city of Tampa, Florida. | | | | required to sell items in the store |
| Design school graduates might elect to | | | | along with providing interior design |
| become an/a: | | | | assistance to customers. You may work |
| · Architectural Designer | | | | in a department store, a furniture store |
| · Home Interior Designer | | | | or other retail outlet. |
| · Specialized Interior Designer | | | | Determining whether you want to pursue a |
| (Corporate, Kitchen & Bath, etc.) | | | | career in interior design requires |
| · Retail Store Designer | | | | consideration about such things as: |
| · and much more | | | | · a love of working with people |
| Let's look at three of these careers in | | | | · creativity |
| more detail. | | | | · a sense of style |
| Architectural Designer | | | | · architecture |
| Focusing as much on building codes and | | | | · and more |
| standards as creativity and aesthetic | | | | Whether your goal is to work to improve |
| design, an architectural designer is | | | | the appearance of hospital pediatric |
| usually employed by an architectural | | | | wards or to design elegant décor for |
| firm. Making use of AutoCAD software | | | | upscale homes, you can express your |
| and other tools, you could be | | | | sense of style through an interior |
| responsible for incorporating design | | | | design career. |
| elements into the inside structure of a | | | | |