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Interior Designer Workplace Records
Interior design work connects client requirements, layout decisions and technical coordination. An employment concern may arise after a budget or brief changes. Describe your assigned design stage and the approval process, keeping the workplace account separate from an opinion about whether a finished space met a client’s preferences or legal standards.
Call now(800) 800-5555Free initial case evaluation. Representation depends on work state and case eligibility. This guide explains record preparation; it does not determine whether a legal claim exists.
A record map for your role
What to organize first
Brief history
List approved changes to purpose, budget or layout and the dates they reached you.
Responsibility outline
Identify deliverables you controlled and decisions requiring client or manager approval.
Own correspondence
Keep employment feedback and your response without collecting private client plans.
Start with the work you actually do
Plan, design, and furnish the internal space of rooms or buildings. Design interior environments or create physical layouts that are practical, aesthetic, and conducive to the intended purposes. May specialize in a particular field, style, or phase of interior design.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Interior Designers (27-1025.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Design plans to be safe and to be compliant with the American Disabilities Act (ADA).Source task 20996 · updated 08/2024
- Use computer-aided drafting (CAD) and related software to produce construction documents.Source task 18521 · updated 08/2024
- Research health and safety code requirements to inform design.Source task 23995 · updated 08/2024
- Confer with client to determine factors affecting planning of interior environments, such as budget, architectural preferences, purpose, and function.Source task 1735 · updated 08/2024
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Interior Designers (SOC 27-1025). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $19.83 | $29.35 | $36.27 | $61,050 |
| Alaska | $28.92 | $30.44 | $40.37 | $63,320 |
| Arizona | $26.52 | $29.55 | $38.99 | $61,460 |
| Arkansas | $27.67 | $33.65 | $48.01 | $69,990 |
| Connecticut | $25.86 | $32.37 | $39.78 | $67,330 |
| Delaware | $27.60 | $29.02 | $34.37 | $60,360 |
| Florida | $22.73 | $29.26 | $38.12 | $60,860 |
| Georgia | $25.36 | $34.50 | $45.45 | $71,760 |
| Hawaii | $25.02 | $30.66 | $38.46 | $63,780 |
| Idaho | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Indiana | $23.59 | $30.09 | $37.00 | $62,580 |
| Iowa | $23.00 | $27.90 | $35.86 | $58,040 |
| Kansas | $23.61 | $29.37 | $38.27 | $61,090 |
| Kentucky | $21.36 | $28.48 | $36.36 | $59,240 |
| Louisiana | $22.11 | $29.14 | $33.23 | $60,610 |
| Maine | $25.31 | $30.69 | $34.87 | $63,830 |
| Michigan | $22.90 | $28.53 | $36.37 | $59,340 |
| Minnesota | $26.00 | $35.23 | $40.35 | $73,270 |
| Mississippi | $16.46 | $21.03 | $26.58 | $43,740 |
| Missouri | $23.72 | $28.66 | $38.32 | $59,610 |
| Montana | $21.04 | $29.70 | $37.91 | $61,770 |
| Nebraska | $24.46 | $31.19 | $41.50 | $64,870 |
| New Hampshire | $22.87 | $30.84 | $36.42 | $64,140 |
| New Mexico | $23.07 | $29.25 | $35.00 | $60,850 |
| New York | $23.55 | $36.34 | $44.76 | $75,580 |
| North Carolina | $23.79 | $29.52 | $37.60 | $61,400 |
| North Dakota | $22.95 | $28.46 | $31.12 | $59,190 |
| Ohio | $24.59 | $29.52 | $40.33 | $61,410 |
| Oklahoma | $22.44 | $32.94 | $39.45 | $68,520 |
| Pennsylvania | $24.31 | $30.00 | $39.10 | $62,400 |
| Rhode Island | $24.18 | $27.93 | $36.93 | $58,100 |
| South Dakota | $28.18 | $31.36 | $37.22 | $65,220 |
| Tennessee | $23.20 | $30.61 | $38.33 | $63,660 |
| Texas | $23.64 | $31.33 | $39.35 | $65,160 |
| Utah | $25.40 | $29.68 | $35.90 | $61,740 |
| Vermont | $26.05 | $30.71 | $37.82 | $63,870 |
| Virginia | $24.03 | $30.08 | $39.27 | $62,560 |
| West Virginia | $19.16 | $23.94 | $28.66 | $49,800 |
| Wisconsin | $23.40 | $30.17 | $37.24 | $62,740 |
| Wyoming | $30.92 | $46.20 | $50.56 | $96,100 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Trace brief and revision decisions
Record the original requirement, deadline and approving role. Note changes in budget, function or site information and when you received them. Distinguish your proposed layout from an issued or installed design, including any clarification you sought about conflicting instructions.
Explain coordination and deliverables
List research, drafting, client meetings and required revisions relevant to your workload or pay question. Identify dependencies on another designer, contractor or manager. Use your own schedule and permitted feedback rather than taking the entire project file to reconstruct effort.
Keep client and site information private
Do not export detailed layouts, customer budgets, access details or licensed design assets. Identify relevant versions by type for review. Keep your own employment agreement and evaluation separately, avoiding a conclusion that the designer title or a client complaint determines legal coverage or responsibility.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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