# Interior Designers > 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. - Code: 27-1025.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 27-1025) - Family: [Arts, Design, Media & Sports](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-27), one of its 45 occupations - Tasks: 16 tasks (15 core and 1 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1025.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/27-1025.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Design plans to be safe and to be compliant with the American Disabilities Act (ADA). Core task · Task 20996 · Rated by 25 occupational experts, August 2024 2. Use computer-aided drafting (CAD) and related software to produce construction documents. Core task · Task 18521 · Rated by 25 occupational experts, August 2024 3. Research health and safety code requirements to inform design. Core task · Task 23995 · Rated by 25 occupational experts, August 2024 4. Confer with client to determine factors affecting planning of interior environments, such as budget, architectural preferences, purpose, and function. Core task · Task 1735 · Rated by 25 occupational experts, August 2024 5. Advise client on interior design factors, such as space planning, layout and use of furnishings or equipment, and color coordination. Core task · Task 1736 · Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2024 6. Coordinate with other professionals, such as contractors, architects, engineers, and plumbers, to ensure job success. Core task · Task 18519 · Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2024 7. Review and detail shop drawings for construction plans. Core task · Task 18520 · Rated by 25 occupational experts, August 2024 8. Inspect construction work on site to ensure its adherence to the design plans. Core task · Task 20997 · Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2024 9. Render design ideas in form of paste-ups or drawings. Core task · Task 1740 · Rated by 25 occupational experts, August 2024 10. Subcontract fabrication, installation, and arrangement of carpeting, fixtures, accessories, draperies, paint and wall coverings, art work, furniture, and related items. Core task · Task 1739 · Rated by 25 occupational experts, August 2024 11. Select or design, and purchase furnishings, art work, and accessories. Core task · Task 1737 · Rated by 25 occupational experts, August 2024 12. Estimate material requirements and costs, and present design to client for approval. Core task · Task 1734 · Rated by 25 occupational experts, August 2024 13. Research and explore the use of new materials, technologies, and products to incorporate into designs. Core task · Task 20999 · Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2024 14. Design spaces to be environmentally friendly, using sustainable, recycled materials when feasible. Core task · Task 20998 · Rated by 25 occupational experts, August 2024 15. Formulate environmental plan to be practical, esthetic, and conducive to intended purposes, such as raising productivity or selling merchandise. Core task · Task 1738 · Rated by 25 occupational experts, August 2024 16. Plan and design interior environments for boats, planes, buses, trains, and other enclosed spaces. Supplemental task · Task 1741 · Rated by 25 occupational experts, August 2024 ## More in Arts, Design, Media & Sports - [Actors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2011.00): 18 tasks - [Art Directors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1011.00): 16 tasks - [Artists and Related Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1019.00): no tasks listed - [Athletes and Sports Competitors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2021.00): 9 tasks - [Audio and Video Technicians](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-4011.00): 29 tasks - [Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3011.00): 24 tasks - [Broadcast Technicians](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-4012.00): 27 tasks - [Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-4031.00): 21 tasks - [Choreographers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2032.00): 18 tasks - [Coaches and Scouts](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2022.00): 27 tasks - [Commercial and Industrial Designers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1021.00): 17 tasks - [Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3092.00): 14 tasks - [Craft Artists](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1012.00): 15 tasks - [Dancers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2031.00): 14 tasks - [Designers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1029.00): no tasks listed - [Disc Jockeys, Except Radio](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2091.00): 19 tasks - [Editors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3041.00): 21 tasks - [Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2099.00): no tasks listed - [Fashion Designers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1022.00): 20 tasks - [Film and Video Editors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-4032.00): 22 tasks - [Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1013.00): 28 tasks - [Floral Designers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1023.00): 15 tasks - [Graphic Designers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1024.00): 19 tasks - [Interpreters and Translators](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3091.00): 17 tasks - [Lighting Technicians](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-4015.00): 16 tasks - [Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-4099.00): no tasks listed - [Media and Communication Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3099.00): no tasks listed - [Media Programming Directors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2012.03): 23 tasks - [Media Technical Directors/Managers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2012.05): 15 tasks - [Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1026.00): 24 tasks - [Music Directors and Composers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2041.00): 30 tasks - [Musicians and Singers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2042.00): 29 tasks - [News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3023.00): 30 tasks - [Photographers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-4021.00): 28 tasks - [Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3043.05): 16 tasks - [Producers and Directors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2012.00): 30 tasks - [Public Relations Specialists](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3031.00): 18 tasks - [Set and Exhibit Designers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1027.00): 27 tasks - [Sound Engineering Technicians](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-4014.00): 14 tasks - [Special Effects Artists and Animators](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1014.00): 13 tasks - [Talent Directors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2012.04): 15 tasks - [Technical Writers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3042.00): 15 tasks - [Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2023.00): 16 tasks - [Writers and Authors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3043.00): 20 tasks ## Where this comes from Quoted from O*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, under CC BY 4.0: free to copy and reuse, with credit. 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