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Where a interior designer can go next

2 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a interior designer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Interior designers design or renovate of internal spaces, including structural alterations, fixtures and fittings, lighting and colour schemes, furnishings. They combine the efficient and functional use of space with an understanding of aesthetics.

Technicians and associate professionals 28 skills on file 2 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: furniture designer, 39%

Fig. 2 — the 2 nearest destinations from interior designer. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a interior designer already covers. All 2 are listed in the tables below.

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

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interior designer is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a interior designer already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.