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Interior Designers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
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RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
4,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$67,190
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
71,500
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 4,000 hours, INTERIOR DESIGNER (competency-based)
- State medians
- $98,450 in District of Columbia to $32,150 in Puerto Rico (50 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| INTERIOR DESIGNER | 0265 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
What interior designers earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $98,450 | $47.33 | 620 |
| Wyoming | $96,100 | $46.20 | 90 |
| California | $80,230 | $38.57 | 8,500 |
| Massachusetts | $80,110 | $38.52 | 1,580 |
| Colorado | $78,390 | $37.69 | 2,300 |
| Washington | $76,570 | $36.81 | 1,330 |
| Illinois | $76,290 | $36.68 | 2,570 |
| New York | $75,580 | $36.34 | 5,340 |
| New Jersey | $74,020 | $35.59 | 1,670 |
| Minnesota | $73,270 | $35.23 | 1,220 |
| Georgia | $71,760 | $34.50 | 3,050 |
| Arkansas | $69,990 | $33.65 | 740 |
| Oklahoma | $68,520 | $32.94 | 490 |
| Connecticut | $67,330 | $32.37 | 630 |
| Oregon | $66,350 | $31.90 | 1,030 |
| South Dakota | $65,220 | $31.36 | 150 |
| Texas | $65,160 | $31.33 | 6,450 |
| Maryland | $65,070 | $31.29 | 1,440 |
| Nebraska | $64,870 | $31.19 | 430 |
| New Hampshire | $64,140 | $30.84 | 300 |
| Vermont | $63,870 | $30.71 | 110 |
| Maine | $63,830 | $30.69 | 230 |
| South Carolina | $63,790 | $30.67 | 940 |
| Hawaii | $63,780 | $30.66 | 270 |
| Tennessee | $63,660 | $30.61 | 1,530 |
| Alaska | $63,320 | $30.44 | 40 |
| Wisconsin | $62,740 | $30.17 | 1,200 |
| Indiana | $62,580 | $30.09 | 1,020 |
| Virginia | $62,560 | $30.08 | 1,550 |
| Pennsylvania | $62,400 | $30.00 | 1,820 |
| Montana | $61,770 | $29.70 | 290 |
| Utah | $61,740 | $29.68 | 1,110 |
| Arizona | $61,460 | $29.55 | 1,600 |
| Ohio | $61,410 | $29.52 | 2,180 |
| North Carolina | $61,400 | $29.52 | 2,610 |
| Kansas | $61,090 | $29.37 | 400 |
| Alabama | $61,050 | $29.35 | 620 |
| Florida | $60,860 | $29.26 | 7,410 |
| New Mexico | $60,850 | $29.25 | 90 |
| Louisiana | $60,610 | $29.14 | 350 |
| Delaware | $60,360 | $29.02 | 190 |
| Missouri | $59,610 | $28.66 | 1,010 |
| Michigan | $59,340 | $28.53 | 1,930 |
| Kentucky | $59,240 | $28.48 | 490 |
| North Dakota | $59,190 | $28.46 | 160 |
| Rhode Island | $58,100 | $27.93 | 550 |
| Iowa | $58,040 | $27.90 | 510 |
| West Virginia | $49,800 | $23.94 | 90 |
| Mississippi | $43,740 | $21.03 | 330 |
| Puerto Rico | $32,150 | $15.46 | 130 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.