How to start a Career in Interior Design

Can you tell how to start a Career in Interior Designing in India as I want to make a career in this field? Tel me about the scope of Interior Designing in India?

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On a basic level, interior designers design and create living and working spaces for a variety of clients, either as freelancers or as part of a design firm.

Designers often specialize in a particular area, such as green spaces, home design or corporate workspaces.

To become an Interior Designer one has to follow below given steps:

As a first step the aspiring candidates have to take multi level entrance test for Programme in Design.

After completion of degree course one can either join some senior Interior Designer for the exposure or experience as an assistant Interior Designer.

After getting related qualification and enough exposure in the field one can start own business or can continue working for some big Interior designing firms with good financial return.

Scope

Self-employment is good option or do contract work on top of jobs at design firms.

Additional advantage is that as one interior design career progresses, one may discover a preference for one type of interior design over another.

One can specialize in designing for corporate settings, restaurants, hotels, and hospitals or other health care facilities, or you may decide to focus on residential design.

One also has good option for further studies like Master degree and after that research studies.

One can find jobs mainly in commercial settings such as schools, corporate, hotels, and hospitals.

Interior Design Job Types
• Sales Representative
• Assistant Interior Designer
• Marketing Manager
• Facilities Planner
• Sales Marketing Person - Interior Design
• Technical Assistant - Interior Design
• Executive Purchase - Interior Design
• Studio Mentor & Architect/Interior Designer
• Business Development Manager
• Interior Design Fresher Trainee

Interior Designer Salary
Interior Designer can expect to get nearly Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 20,000 as a starter in a job with a good organization.

Designers working independently can earn according to their potential as there is no upper limit of earning, it may be from a few thousands a month and can be lakhs to say the least.

It all depends upon the capabilities and marketing skills of the Interior Designer along with expertise and clarity of work.