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Theater Careers and Jobs

Select, Find and Prepare for Theater Careers and Jobs - all on one page

For theater-minded people who want to understand the full range of careers beyond performing on stage. Use the tools below to see which theater roles fit your background and goals.

Theater careers extend beyond acting into directing, stage management, design, and technical production, and often combine multiple roles. Use the tools below to explore Theater-related job titles sorted by growth rate, salary, or required education. You can start with entry points like Stage Crew Member, or look ahead to advanced roles such as Director or Theater Company Artistic Director. Along the way, you will see specific certifications, such as None formally required; audition/portfolio-driven field, that can help you move up the career ladder.



4 Steps to Use This Page: 1-Explore Careers of Intrerest 2-See Job Listings Matched to Career 3-Prepare for the Career 4-See External Career Resources

Here is a short Helper Video External Link

This page will take you through 4 steps to (1) Select from Theater careers/jobs, (2) Find Theater job listings, (3) Prepare for Theater careers, and (4) Provide Theater career-specific resources.

Step 1: Select a Career/Job: This page starts with 4 ways for you to identify and select from listings of Theater careers/jobs:
A) Fastest Growing Theater Careers - 2023 to 2033 (est.)
These listings are based on job growth estimates and helps you to identify the fastest growing and evolving Theater careers. Some careers may not initially seem related to Theater, so relevant Theater jobs are listed alongside each listing. This can also help us to identify which careers (bottom of the listing) may have negative growth - perhaps due to automation or planned obsolescence.
B) Median Annual Salary U.S. Theater Careers
These listings are sorted (descending) by median annual salary in the U.S. This may help us to identify our ideal career. We may not qualify at this time for the desired career, but this listing and the results provided can help us to explore job details, as well as learn how to appropriately prepare for the career.
C) Theater Career Ladders (Educational Requirements)
These listings will help us to identify Theater careers sorted by educational requirements (with the most difficult to obtain listed first). This may help us to identify career ladders (as we scroll down the list), and help us to get jobs that we qualify for now.
D) Select From a Listing of 98 Theater Jobs.
The list may be quite long. There are two ways you might like to use this list:
1) Filter - As you enter a word, you will filter (limit) the list of job titles
2) Browse the list (Don't Filter) - You can simply explore the list of job titles. There may be many that you might never have considered to be of interest.
Once you have identified a job title of interest, simply click on it.

Step 2: Find a Job: After you have selected a career/job title above, you will see a form asking for your location. You will see several radio selection choices to utilize the job search site of your choice.

Step 3: Prepare For a Career: In this section you will gain access to detailed information to help you prepare for the chosen career. Information may include (not every career choice includes all of the elements below - updates occur quarterly):
Core Duties: Lists the primary worker-related tasks performed in this occupation
Supplemental Duties: Lists additional tasks that are performed but are secondary to the core duties
Work Activities: Summarizes the broad types of behaviors and actions related to this career
Specific Work Activities: Provides more granular day-to-day activities tied to the work performed
Essential Skills: Provides foundational skills that are core to performing this specific occupation
Transferable Skills: Provides career-portable skills that can be applied across multiple occupations and industries
Day-in-the-Life Summaries: Provides a snapshot of the key activities performed on a typical workday in this career
Knowledge Required: Provides the requirements regarding the acquisition of facts and principles
Software Skills: Lists software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized by category and priority
Preparation Required: Provides a summary of the required experience and education
Education Required: Detailed breakdown of the education required
Training and Experience Required: Detailed breakdown of the training and Training and Experience Required
Local Salary Information: Provides national and local salary ranges
Certifications: Provides appropriate government and private-sector certifications and/or credentials that may be required
Professional Associations: Provides professional associations that are related to the career selected
Job Listings: Provides links to active current job listings for the selected career, along with multiple similar job titles to explore. All information appears on this page without navigating away.
Related Careers to Consider: Lists up to 20 careers that might be of interest to you (related to your initial choice - what they do, what they know, and what they're called), ranked by best fit.

** If you clicked on a link from section D (as described in Step 1 above), you will see one or more links to an occupation that is usually a bit more general than your initial job selection - the link(s) is directly related to the specific job you identified through your prior selections.
*NOTE: It is possible that there may not be a career path identified for the specific job you selected in Step 1. If this is the case, scroll up the page and click on a different career/job.

Step 4: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated): Continue to scroll down the page and you will find tabs that provide detailed (updated) links specific to the career you selected. This information includes:
Videos: Provides a listing of video links related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes: Sources for resume materials and techniques. This can help to get you started.
Job Description: Sources that provide job descriptions, which are vital to resume and interview preparation.
Interviews: Provides links that can help you to prepare for and successfully complete the job interview. Can also assist with coffee chats.
Step by Step: Provides links to resources that can help to organize the career search process.
LinkedIn: One of the best professional social media sites that provides links, opportunities, and networking specifically for careers and career development.




Step 1 of 4: Select a Career/Job

30 Theater careers are listed below (sorted by Percentage Change in Total Job Openings - 2023 to 2033 est.). Theater-related jobs specific to each career are also provided. This shows which careers are emerging and growing the fastest. Please Scroll and Select below:

Occupations U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033 (% change) Theater-Related Jobs

Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 61.8% Drive-in Theater Attendant; Theater Attendant; Theater Usher
Occupation: Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 61.8% Theater-Related Jobs: Drive-in Theater Attendant; Theater Attendant; Theater Usher
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes 46.3% Theatrical Agent
Occupation: Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 46.3% Theater-Related Jobs: Theatrical Agent
Costume Attendants 44.3% Costume Attendant; Costume Cutter; Costume Draper; Costume Dresser; Costume Mistress; Costume Seamstress; Costume Shop Coordinator; Costume Specialist; Costume Technician; Costumer; Costumer Assistant; Theatrical Wardrobe Attendant; Theatrical Wardrobe Dresser
Occupation: Costume Attendants U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 44.3% Theater-Related Jobs: Costume Attendant; Costume Cutter; Costume Draper; Costume Dresser; Costume Mistress; Costume Seamstress; Costume Shop Coordinator; Costume Specialist; Costume Technician; Costumer; Costumer Assistant; Theatrical Wardrobe Attendant; Theatrical Wardrobe Dresser
Athletes and Sports Competitors 38% Rodeo Performer
Occupation: Athletes and Sports Competitors U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 38% Theater-Related Jobs: Rodeo Performer
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance 37% Body Make-Up Artist (Body MUA); Commercial Makeup Artist (Commercial MUA); Hair and Makeup Artist; Makeup Artist (MUA); Special Effects Makeup Artist (Special Effects MUA); TV and Film Makeup Artist (Television and Film Makeup Artist)
Occupation: Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 37% Theater-Related Jobs: Body Make-Up Artist (Body MUA); Commercial Makeup Artist (Commercial MUA); Hair and Makeup Artist; Makeup Artist (MUA); Special Effects Makeup Artist (Special Effects MUA); TV and Film Makeup Artist (Television and Film Makeup Artist)
Actors 32.4% Actress; Background Actor; Character Performer; Comedian; Community Theater Actor; Costume Character; Motion Picture Actor; Movie Actor; Movie Stunt Performer; Scare Actor; Stunt Performer; Television Actor; Theater Team Member; Theatrical Performer; Theatrical Trouper; Thrill Performer; Tour Actor; Vaudeville Actor; Voice Actor
Occupation: Actors U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 32.4% Theater-Related Jobs: Actress; Background Actor; Character Performer; Comedian; Community Theater Actor; Costume Character; Motion Picture Actor; Movie Actor; Movie Stunt Performer; Scare Actor; Stunt Performer; Television Actor; Theater Team Member; Theatrical Performer; Theatrical Trouper; Thrill Performer; Tour Actor; Vaudeville Actor; Voice Actor
Choreographers 32.1% Choreographer; Choreography Director; Dance Choreographer; Musical Choreographer; Opera Choreographer; Teaching Choreographer
Occupation: Choreographers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 32.1% Theater-Related Jobs: Choreographer; Choreography Director; Dance Choreographer; Musical Choreographer; Opera Choreographer; Teaching Choreographer
Dancers 30% Dance Performer
Occupation: Dancers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 30% Theater-Related Jobs: Dance Performer
Audio and Video Technicians 26.2% Theater Technician
Occupation: Audio and Video Technicians U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 26.2% Theater-Related Jobs: Theater Technician
Producers and Directors 24.1% Casting Director; Production Stage Manager; Stage Manager; Theater Company Producer; Theater Director
Occupation: Producers and Directors U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 24.1% Theater-Related Jobs: Casting Director; Production Stage Manager; Stage Manager; Theater Company Producer; Theater Director
Self-Enrichment Teachers 23.5% Theater Education Teacher; Theater Teacher
Occupation: Self-Enrichment Teachers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 23.5% Theater-Related Jobs: Theater Education Teacher; Theater Teacher
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 19.4% Funeral Home Makeup Artist; Hairstylist; Wedding Makeup Artist
Occupation: Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 19.4% Theater-Related Jobs: Funeral Home Makeup Artist; Hairstylist; Wedding Makeup Artist
Barbers 17.5% Hairstylist
Occupation: Barbers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 17.5% Theater-Related Jobs: Hairstylist
Sound Engineering Technicians 17.4% Film Sound Engineer; Sound Engineer; Sound Engineering Technician (Sound Engineering Tech); Theater Technician (Theater Tech)
Occupation: Sound Engineering Technicians U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 17.4% Theater-Related Jobs: Film Sound Engineer; Sound Engineer; Sound Engineering Technician (Sound Engineering Tech); Theater Technician (Theater Tech)
Riggers 12.1% Theatrical Rigger
Occupation: Riggers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 12.1% Theater-Related Jobs: Theatrical Rigger
Musicians and Singers 11.1% Singing Telegram Performer; Vocal Performer
Occupation: Musicians and Singers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 11.1% Theater-Related Jobs: Singing Telegram Performer; Vocal Performer
Archivists 10.9% Accessioning Archivist; Archivist; Digital Archivist; Digital Asset Archivist; Film Archivist; Image Archivist; Museum Archivist; Processing Archivist; Project Archivist; Reference Archivist; State Archivist; University Archivist
Occupation: Archivists U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 10.9% Theater-Related Jobs: Accessioning Archivist; Archivist; Digital Archivist; Digital Asset Archivist; Film Archivist; Image Archivist; Museum Archivist; Processing Archivist; Project Archivist; Reference Archivist; State Archivist; University Archivist
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys 10.3% Radio Performer
Occupation: Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 10.3% Theater-Related Jobs: Radio Performer
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 10.1% Lighting Design Lecturer; Makeup Artistry Instructor; Theater Professor; Theater Teacher
Occupation: Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 10.1% Theater-Related Jobs: Lighting Design Lecturer; Makeup Artistry Instructor; Theater Professor; Theater Teacher
General and Operations Managers 9.4% Movie Theater Manager; Theatre Manager
Occupation: General and Operations Managers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 9.4% Theater-Related Jobs: Movie Theater Manager; Theatre Manager
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 9.1% Theater Technician (Theater Tech)
Occupation: Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 9.1% Theater-Related Jobs: Theater Technician (Theater Tech)
Set and Exhibit Designers 9.1% Lighting Designer; Theater Set Production Designer
Occupation: Set and Exhibit Designers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 9.1% Theater-Related Jobs: Lighting Designer; Theater Set Production Designer
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 7.8% Theater Teacher
Occupation: Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 7.8% Theater-Related Jobs: Theater Teacher
Commercial and Industrial Designers 5.6% Lighting Designer
Occupation: Commercial and Industrial Designers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 5.6% Theater-Related Jobs: Lighting Designer
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 3.4% Costume Design Teacher
Occupation: Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 3.4% Theater-Related Jobs: Costume Design Teacher
Fashion Designers 0.5% Costume Designer; Costumer; Dance Costume Designer; Fashion Designer
Occupation: Fashion Designers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: 0.5% Theater-Related Jobs: Costume Designer; Costumer; Dance Costume Designer; Fashion Designer
Interior Designers -0.2% Lighting Designer
Occupation: Interior Designers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: -0.2% Theater-Related Jobs: Lighting Designer
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers -3.8% Home Theater Installer; Home Theater Specialist
Occupation: Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: -3.8% Theater-Related Jobs: Home Theater Installer; Home Theater Specialist
Cashiers -10% Box Office Attendant
Occupation: Cashiers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: -10% Theater-Related Jobs: Box Office Attendant
Prepress Technicians and Workers -17.1% Make-Up Arranger
Occupation: Prepress Technicians and Workers U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033: -17.1% Theater-Related Jobs: Make-Up Arranger

33 Theater careers are listed below (sorted by U.S. National Median Salary). Theater-related jobs specific to each occupation are also provided. Please Scroll and Select below::

Occupations National Median Salary Theater-Related Jobs

General and Operations Managers $ 101,280 Movie Theater Manager; Theatre Manager
Occupation: General and Operations Managers National Median Salary: $ 101,280 Theater-Related Jobs: Movie Theater Manager; Theatre Manager
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes $ 84,900 Theatrical Agent
Occupation: Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes National Median Salary: $ 84,900 Theater-Related Jobs: Theatrical Agent
Producers and Directors $ 82,510 Casting Director; Production Stage Manager; Stage Manager; Theater Company Producer; Theater Director
Occupation: Producers and Directors National Median Salary: $ 82,510 Theater-Related Jobs: Casting Director; Production Stage Manager; Stage Manager; Theater Company Producer; Theater Director
Talent Directors $ 82,510 Casting Director; Extras Casting Director
Occupation: Talent Directors National Median Salary: $ 82,510 Theater-Related Jobs: Casting Director; Extras Casting Director
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary $ 80,360 Lighting Design Lecturer; Makeup Artistry Instructor; Theater Professor; Theater Teacher
Occupation: Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary National Median Salary: $ 80,360 Theater-Related Jobs: Lighting Design Lecturer; Makeup Artistry Instructor; Theater Professor; Theater Teacher
Fashion Designers $ 79,290 Costume Designer; Costumer; Dance Costume Designer; Fashion Designer
Occupation: Fashion Designers National Median Salary: $ 79,290 Theater-Related Jobs: Costume Designer; Costumer; Dance Costume Designer; Fashion Designer
Commercial and Industrial Designers $ 76,250 Lighting Designer
Occupation: Commercial and Industrial Designers National Median Salary: $ 76,250 Theater-Related Jobs: Lighting Designer
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers $ 73,690 Screenplay Writer
Occupation: Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers National Median Salary: $ 73,690 Theater-Related Jobs: Screenplay Writer
Athletes and Sports Competitors $ 70,280 Rodeo Performer
Occupation: Athletes and Sports Competitors National Median Salary: $ 70,280 Theater-Related Jobs: Rodeo Performer
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $ 65,220 Theater Teacher
Occupation: Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education National Median Salary: $ 65,220 Theater-Related Jobs: Theater Teacher
Interior Designers $ 62,510 Lighting Designer
Occupation: Interior Designers National Median Salary: $ 62,510 Theater-Related Jobs: Lighting Designer
Lighting Technicians $ 62,240 Lighting Designer; Theater Technician
Occupation: Lighting Technicians National Median Salary: $ 62,240 Theater-Related Jobs: Lighting Designer; Theater Technician
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary $ 62,060 Costume Design Teacher
Occupation: Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary National Median Salary: $ 62,060 Theater-Related Jobs: Costume Design Teacher
Archivists $ 59,910 Accessioning Archivist; Archivist; Digital Archivist; Digital Asset Archivist; Film Archivist; Image Archivist; Museum Archivist; Processing Archivist; Project Archivist; Reference Archivist; State Archivist; University Archivist
Occupation: Archivists National Median Salary: $ 59,910 Theater-Related Jobs: Accessioning Archivist; Archivist; Digital Archivist; Digital Asset Archivist; Film Archivist; Image Archivist; Museum Archivist; Processing Archivist; Project Archivist; Reference Archivist; State Archivist; University Archivist
Set and Exhibit Designers $ 59,490 Lighting Designer; Theater Set Production Designer
Occupation: Set and Exhibit Designers National Median Salary: $ 59,490 Theater-Related Jobs: Lighting Designer; Theater Set Production Designer
Sound Engineering Technicians $ 59,430 Film Sound Engineer; Sound Engineer; Sound Engineering Technician (Sound Engineering Tech); Theater Technician (Theater Tech)
Occupation: Sound Engineering Technicians National Median Salary: $ 59,430 Theater-Related Jobs: Film Sound Engineer; Sound Engineer; Sound Engineering Technician (Sound Engineering Tech); Theater Technician (Theater Tech)
Riggers $ 56,220 Theatrical Rigger
Occupation: Riggers National Median Salary: $ 56,220 Theater-Related Jobs: Theatrical Rigger
Costume Attendants $ 52,370 Costume Attendant; Costume Cutter; Costume Draper; Costume Dresser; Costume Mistress; Costume Seamstress; Costume Shop Coordinator; Costume Specialist; Costume Technician; Costumer; Costumer Assistant; Theatrical Wardrobe Attendant; Theatrical Wardrobe Dresser
Occupation: Costume Attendants National Median Salary: $ 52,370 Theater-Related Jobs: Costume Attendant; Costume Cutter; Costume Draper; Costume Dresser; Costume Mistress; Costume Seamstress; Costume Shop Coordinator; Costume Specialist; Costume Technician; Costumer; Costumer Assistant; Theatrical Wardrobe Attendant; Theatrical Wardrobe Dresser
Choreographers $ 52,000 Choreographer; Choreography Director; Dance Choreographer; Musical Choreographer; Opera Choreographer; Teaching Choreographer
Occupation: Choreographers National Median Salary: $ 52,000 Theater-Related Jobs: Choreographer; Choreography Director; Dance Choreographer; Musical Choreographer; Opera Choreographer; Teaching Choreographer
Audio and Video Technicians $ 51,640 Theater Technician
Occupation: Audio and Video Technicians National Median Salary: $ 51,640 Theater-Related Jobs: Theater Technician
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers $ 48,380 Home Theater Installer; Home Theater Specialist
Occupation: Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers National Median Salary: $ 48,380 Theater-Related Jobs: Home Theater Installer; Home Theater Specialist
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance $ 47,390 Body Make-Up Artist (Body MUA); Commercial Makeup Artist (Commercial MUA); Hair and Makeup Artist; Makeup Artist (MUA); Special Effects Makeup Artist (Special Effects MUA); TV and Film Makeup Artist (Television and Film Makeup Artist)
Occupation: Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance National Median Salary: $ 47,390 Theater-Related Jobs: Body Make-Up Artist (Body MUA); Commercial Makeup Artist (Commercial MUA); Hair and Makeup Artist; Makeup Artist (MUA); Special Effects Makeup Artist (Special Effects MUA); TV and Film Makeup Artist (Television and Film Makeup Artist)
Self-Enrichment Teachers $ 45,330 Theater Education Teacher; Theater Teacher
Occupation: Self-Enrichment Teachers National Median Salary: $ 45,330 Theater-Related Jobs: Theater Education Teacher; Theater Teacher
Prepress Technicians and Workers $ 45,070 Make-Up Arranger
Occupation: Prepress Technicians and Workers National Median Salary: $ 45,070 Theater-Related Jobs: Make-Up Arranger
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys $ 44,890 Radio Performer
Occupation: Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys National Median Salary: $ 44,890 Theater-Related Jobs: Radio Performer
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $ 37,660 Theater Technician (Theater Tech)
Occupation: Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand National Median Salary: $ 37,660 Theater-Related Jobs: Theater Technician (Theater Tech)
Barbers $ 36,150 Hairstylist
Occupation: Barbers National Median Salary: $ 36,150 Theater-Related Jobs: Hairstylist
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $ 34,970 Funeral Home Makeup Artist; Hairstylist; Wedding Makeup Artist
Occupation: Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists National Median Salary: $ 34,970 Theater-Related Jobs: Funeral Home Makeup Artist; Hairstylist; Wedding Makeup Artist
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers $ 29,780 Drive-in Theater Attendant; Theater Attendant; Theater Usher
Occupation: Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers National Median Salary: $ 29,780 Theater-Related Jobs: Drive-in Theater Attendant; Theater Attendant; Theater Usher
Cashiers $ 29,720 Box Office Attendant
Occupation: Cashiers National Median Salary: $ 29,720 Theater-Related Jobs: Box Office Attendant
Actors $ 0 Actress; Background Actor; Character Performer; Comedian; Community Theater Actor; Costume Character; Motion Picture Actor; Movie Actor; Movie Stunt Performer; Scare Actor; Stunt Performer; Television Actor; Theater Team Member; Theatrical Performer; Theatrical Trouper; Thrill Performer; Tour Actor; Vaudeville Actor; Voice Actor
Occupation: Actors National Median Salary: $ 0 Theater-Related Jobs: Actress; Background Actor; Character Performer; Comedian; Community Theater Actor; Costume Character; Motion Picture Actor; Movie Actor; Movie Stunt Performer; Scare Actor; Stunt Performer; Television Actor; Theater Team Member; Theatrical Performer; Theatrical Trouper; Thrill Performer; Tour Actor; Vaudeville Actor; Voice Actor
Dancers $ 0 Dance Performer
Occupation: Dancers National Median Salary: $ 0 Theater-Related Jobs: Dance Performer
Musicians and Singers $ 0 Singing Telegram Performer; Vocal Performer
Occupation: Musicians and Singers National Median Salary: $ 0 Theater-Related Jobs: Singing Telegram Performer; Vocal Performer

33 Theater careers are listed (sorted by Education/Preparation Requirements - descending) to provide career ladders. Theater-related jobs specific to each career are also provided.

Education/Preparation Categories:
5 = Usually requires graduate school (e.g., Master's degree, Ph.D., M.D., or J.D.)
4 = Usually requires a four-year Bachelor's degree
3 = Usually requires vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or Associate's degree
2 = Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, but not always
Please Scroll and Select below:
Occupations Education/Preparation Theater-Related Jobs

Archivists 5 Accessioning Archivist; Archivist; Digital Archivist; Digital Asset Archivist; Film Archivist; Image Archivist; Museum Archivist; Processing Archivist; Project Archivist; Reference Archivist; State Archivist; University Archivist
Occupation: Archivists Education/Preparation: 5 Theater-Related Jobs: Accessioning Archivist; Archivist; Digital Archivist; Digital Asset Archivist; Film Archivist; Image Archivist; Museum Archivist; Processing Archivist; Project Archivist; Reference Archivist; State Archivist; University Archivist
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 5 Lighting Design Lecturer; Makeup Artistry Instructor; Theater Professor; Theater Teacher
Occupation: Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary Education/Preparation: 5 Theater-Related Jobs: Lighting Design Lecturer; Makeup Artistry Instructor; Theater Professor; Theater Teacher
Set and Exhibit Designers 5 Lighting Designer; Theater Set Production Designer
Occupation: Set and Exhibit Designers Education/Preparation: 5 Theater-Related Jobs: Lighting Designer; Theater Set Production Designer
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes 4 Theatrical Agent
Occupation: Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes Education/Preparation: 4 Theater-Related Jobs: Theatrical Agent
Talent Directors 4 Casting Director; Extras Casting Director
Occupation: Talent Directors Education/Preparation: 4 Theater-Related Jobs: Casting Director; Extras Casting Director
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 4 Theater Teacher
Occupation: Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Education/Preparation: 4 Theater-Related Jobs: Theater Teacher
Producers and Directors 4 Casting Director; Production Stage Manager; Stage Manager; Theater Company Producer; Theater Director
Occupation: Producers and Directors Education/Preparation: 4 Theater-Related Jobs: Casting Director; Production Stage Manager; Stage Manager; Theater Company Producer; Theater Director
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers 4 Screenplay Writer
Occupation: Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers Education/Preparation: 4 Theater-Related Jobs: Screenplay Writer
Musicians and Singers 4 Singing Telegram Performer; Vocal Performer
Occupation: Musicians and Singers Education/Preparation: 4 Theater-Related Jobs: Singing Telegram Performer; Vocal Performer
Interior Designers 4 Lighting Designer
Occupation: Interior Designers Education/Preparation: 4 Theater-Related Jobs: Lighting Designer
General and Operations Managers 4 Movie Theater Manager; Theatre Manager
Occupation: General and Operations Managers Education/Preparation: 4 Theater-Related Jobs: Movie Theater Manager; Theatre Manager
Commercial and Industrial Designers 4 Lighting Designer
Occupation: Commercial and Industrial Designers Education/Preparation: 4 Theater-Related Jobs: Lighting Designer
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys 4 Radio Performer
Occupation: Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys Education/Preparation: 4 Theater-Related Jobs: Radio Performer
Lighting Technicians 3 Lighting Designer; Theater Technician
Occupation: Lighting Technicians Education/Preparation: 3 Theater-Related Jobs: Lighting Designer; Theater Technician
Self-Enrichment Teachers 3 Theater Education Teacher; Theater Teacher
Occupation: Self-Enrichment Teachers Education/Preparation: 3 Theater-Related Jobs: Theater Education Teacher; Theater Teacher
Audio and Video Technicians 3 Theater Technician
Occupation: Audio and Video Technicians Education/Preparation: 3 Theater-Related Jobs: Theater Technician
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers 3 Home Theater Installer; Home Theater Specialist
Occupation: Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers Education/Preparation: 3 Theater-Related Jobs: Home Theater Installer; Home Theater Specialist
Prepress Technicians and Workers 3 Make-Up Arranger
Occupation: Prepress Technicians and Workers Education/Preparation: 3 Theater-Related Jobs: Make-Up Arranger
Barbers 3 Hairstylist
Occupation: Barbers Education/Preparation: 3 Theater-Related Jobs: Hairstylist
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance 3 Body Make-Up Artist (Body MUA); Commercial Makeup Artist (Commercial MUA); Hair and Makeup Artist; Makeup Artist (MUA); Special Effects Makeup Artist (Special Effects MUA); TV and Film Makeup Artist (Television and Film Makeup Artist)
Occupation: Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance Education/Preparation: 3 Theater-Related Jobs: Body Make-Up Artist (Body MUA); Commercial Makeup Artist (Commercial MUA); Hair and Makeup Artist; Makeup Artist (MUA); Special Effects Makeup Artist (Special Effects MUA); TV and Film Makeup Artist (Television and Film Makeup Artist)
Sound Engineering Technicians 3 Film Sound Engineer; Sound Engineer; Sound Engineering Technician (Sound Engineering Tech); Theater Technician (Theater Tech)
Occupation: Sound Engineering Technicians Education/Preparation: 3 Theater-Related Jobs: Film Sound Engineer; Sound Engineer; Sound Engineering Technician (Sound Engineering Tech); Theater Technician (Theater Tech)
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 3 Costume Design Teacher
Occupation: Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary Education/Preparation: 3 Theater-Related Jobs: Costume Design Teacher
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 3 Funeral Home Makeup Artist; Hairstylist; Wedding Makeup Artist
Occupation: Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists Education/Preparation: 3 Theater-Related Jobs: Funeral Home Makeup Artist; Hairstylist; Wedding Makeup Artist
Fashion Designers 3 Costume Designer; Costumer; Dance Costume Designer; Fashion Designer
Occupation: Fashion Designers Education/Preparation: 3 Theater-Related Jobs: Costume Designer; Costumer; Dance Costume Designer; Fashion Designer
Dancers 3 Dance Performer
Occupation: Dancers Education/Preparation: 3 Theater-Related Jobs: Dance Performer
Choreographers 3 Choreographer; Choreography Director; Dance Choreographer; Musical Choreographer; Opera Choreographer; Teaching Choreographer
Occupation: Choreographers Education/Preparation: 3 Theater-Related Jobs: Choreographer; Choreography Director; Dance Choreographer; Musical Choreographer; Opera Choreographer; Teaching Choreographer
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 2 Drive-in Theater Attendant; Theater Attendant; Theater Usher
Occupation: Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers Education/Preparation: 2 Theater-Related Jobs: Drive-in Theater Attendant; Theater Attendant; Theater Usher
Actors 2 Actress; Background Actor; Character Performer; Comedian; Community Theater Actor; Costume Character; Motion Picture Actor; Movie Actor; Movie Stunt Performer; Scare Actor; Stunt Performer; Television Actor; Theater Team Member; Theatrical Performer; Theatrical Trouper; Thrill Performer; Tour Actor; Vaudeville Actor; Voice Actor
Occupation: Actors Education/Preparation: 2 Theater-Related Jobs: Actress; Background Actor; Character Performer; Comedian; Community Theater Actor; Costume Character; Motion Picture Actor; Movie Actor; Movie Stunt Performer; Scare Actor; Stunt Performer; Television Actor; Theater Team Member; Theatrical Performer; Theatrical Trouper; Thrill Performer; Tour Actor; Vaudeville Actor; Voice Actor
Athletes and Sports Competitors 2 Rodeo Performer
Occupation: Athletes and Sports Competitors Education/Preparation: 2 Theater-Related Jobs: Rodeo Performer
Riggers 2 Theatrical Rigger
Occupation: Riggers Education/Preparation: 2 Theater-Related Jobs: Theatrical Rigger
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 2 Theater Technician (Theater Tech)
Occupation: Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Education/Preparation: 2 Theater-Related Jobs: Theater Technician (Theater Tech)
Cashiers 2 Box Office Attendant
Occupation: Cashiers Education/Preparation: 2 Theater-Related Jobs: Box Office Attendant
Costume Attendants 2 Costume Attendant; Costume Cutter; Costume Draper; Costume Dresser; Costume Mistress; Costume Seamstress; Costume Shop Coordinator; Costume Specialist; Costume Technician; Costumer; Costumer Assistant; Theatrical Wardrobe Attendant; Theatrical Wardrobe Dresser
Occupation: Costume Attendants Education/Preparation: 2 Theater-Related Jobs: Costume Attendant; Costume Cutter; Costume Draper; Costume Dresser; Costume Mistress; Costume Seamstress; Costume Shop Coordinator; Costume Specialist; Costume Technician; Costumer; Costumer Assistant; Theatrical Wardrobe Attendant; Theatrical Wardrobe Dresser

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Background Actor
Body Make-Up Artist (Body MUA)
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Character Performer
Choreographer
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Comedian
Commercial Makeup Artist (Commercial MUA)
Community Theater Actor
Costume Attendant
Costume Character
Costume Cutter
Costume Design Teacher
Costume Designer
Costume Draper
Costume Dresser
Costume Mistress
Costume Seamstress
Costume Shop Coordinator
Costume Specialist
Costume Technician
Costumer
Costumer Assistant
Dance Choreographer
Dance Costume Designer
Dance Performer
Digital Archivist
Digital Asset Archivist
Drive-in Theater Attendant
Extras Casting Director
Fashion Designer
Film Archivist
Film Sound Engineer
Funeral Home Makeup Artist
Hair and Makeup Artist
Hairstylist
Home Theater Installer
Home Theater Specialist
Image Archivist
Lighting Design Lecturer
Lighting Designer
Make-Up Arranger
Makeup Artist (MUA)
Makeup Artistry Instructor
Motion Picture Actor
Movie Actor
Movie Stunt Performer
Movie Theater Manager
Museum Archivist
Musical Choreographer
Opera Choreographer
Processing Archivist
Production Stage Manager
Project Archivist
Radio Performer
Reference Archivist
Rodeo Performer
Scare Actor
Screenplay Writer
Singing Telegram Performer
Sound Engineer
Sound Engineering Technician (Sound Engineering Tech)
Special Effects Makeup Artist (Special Effects MUA)
Stage Manager
State Archivist
Stunt Performer
Teaching Choreographer
Television Actor
Theater Attendant
Theater Company Producer
Theater Director
Theater Education Teacher
Theater Professor
Theater Set Production Designer
Theater Teacher
Theater Team Member
Theater Technician
Theater Technician (Theater Tech)
Theater Usher
Theatre Manager
Theatrical Agent
Theatrical Performer
Theatrical Rigger
Theatrical Trouper
Theatrical Wardrobe Attendant
Theatrical Wardrobe Dresser
Thrill Performer
Tour Actor
TV and Film Makeup Artist (Television and Film Makeup Artist)
University Archivist
Vaudeville Actor
Vocal Performer
Voice Actor
Wedding Makeup Artist


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Interior Designers

Description: 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.

U.S. Total Employment (2023):
87,000
U.S. Total Employment (2033 est.):
86,900
Employment Change (2023-2033 est.):
-200 (-0.2%)
Average Annual Job Openings (2023-2033 est.):
7,800
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Core Duties

Important Core Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Design plans to be safe and to be compliant with the American Disabilities Act (ADA).
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Research health and safety code requirements to inform design.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Confer with client to determine factors affecting planning of interior environments, such as budget, architectural preferences, purpose, and function.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Advise client on interior design factors, such as space planning, layout and use of furnishings or equipment, and color coordination.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Coordinate with other professionals, such as contractors, architects, engineers, and plumbers, to ensure job success.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Review and detail shop drawings for construction plans.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Inspect construction work on site to ensure its adherence to the design plans.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Render design ideas in form of paste-ups or drawings.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Select or design, and purchase furnishings, art work, and accessories.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Research and explore the use of new materials, technologies, and products to incorporate into designs.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Design spaces to be environmentally friendly, using sustainable, recycled materials when feasible.
Importance: 100 (%) Description: Formulate environmental plan to be practical, esthetic, and conducive to intended purposes, such as raising productivity or selling merchandise.
Importance: 96 (%) Description: Estimate material requirements and costs, and present design to client for approval.
Importance: 92 (%) Description: Use computer-aided drafting (CAD) and related software to produce construction documents.
Importance: 80 (%) Description: Subcontract fabrication, installation, and arrangement of carpeting, fixtures, accessories, draperies, paint and wall coverings, art work, furniture, and related items.
Supplemental Duties
Important Supplemental Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Plan and design interior environments for boats, planes, buses, trains, and other enclosed spaces.
Work Activities

Important General Work Activities (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 96 (%) Description: Thinking Creatively: Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Importance: 93 (%) Description: Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Importance: 89 (%) Description: Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships: Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Importance: 88 (%) Description: Getting Information: Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Importance: 88 (%) Description: Working with Computers: Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
Importance: 87 (%) Description: Communicating with People Outside the Organization: Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
Importance: 87 (%) Description: Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates: Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Importance: 85 (%) Description: Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Importance: 85 (%) Description: Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment: Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
Importance: 82 (%) Description: Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards: Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
Importance: 80 (%) Description: Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others: Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
Importance: 80 (%) Description: Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge: Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Importance: 78 (%) Description: Processing Information: Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
Importance: 78 (%) Description: Selling or Influencing Others: Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.
Importance: 77 (%) Description: Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events: Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Importance: 75 (%) Description: Scheduling Work and Activities: Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
Importance: 74 (%) Description: Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings: Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Importance: 74 (%) Description: Documenting/Recording Information: Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
Importance: 73 (%) Description: Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People: Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Importance: 73 (%) Description: Developing and Building Teams: Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
Importance: 73 (%) Description: Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others: Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
Importance: 72 (%) Description: Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates: Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
Importance: 72 (%) Description: Providing Consultation and Advice to Others: Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
Importance: 70 (%) Description: Developing Objectives and Strategies: Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information: Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
Importance: 68 (%) Description: Performing Administrative Activities: Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Performing for or Working Directly with the Public: Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Coaching and Developing Others: Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
Importance: 65 (%) Description: Training and Teaching Others: Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
Importance: 64 (%) Description: Analyzing Data or Information: Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
Importance: 63 (%) Description: Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others: Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
Specific Work Activities

Important Specific Work Activities
How can you begin to build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. Specific Work Activities appear below:
Conduct research to inform art, designs, or other work.
Confer with clients to determine needs.
Coordinate construction or installation activities.
Develop artistic or design concepts for decoration, exhibition, or commercial purposes.
Discuss designs or plans with clients.
Draw detailed or technical illustrations.
Estimate costs for projects or productions.
Evaluate environmental impact of operational or development activities.
Incorporate green features into the design of structures or facilities.
Inspect facilities or sites to determine if they meet specifications or standards.
Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
Monitor environmental impacts of production or development activities.
Plan facility layouts or designs.
Present work to clients for approval.
Review details of technical drawings or specifications.
Select materials or props.
Update professional knowledge.
Knowledge Required

Knowledge Required (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation.
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 96 (%) Description: Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Importance: 88 (%) Description: Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Importance: 83 (%) Description: Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
Importance: 81 (%) Description: English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
Importance: 74 (%) Description: Sales and Marketing: Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
Importance: 71 (%) Description: Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Importance: 69 (%) Description: Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Importance: 67 (%) Description: Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
Importance: 65 (%) Description: Fine Arts: Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
Importance: 61 (%) Description: Administrative: Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Psychology: Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Essential Skills

Essential Skills (in order of importance)
These are the foundational skills most central to success in this occupation. For the Top 5 most important, how can you begin building experience and confidence using these skills now?
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Importance: 66 (%) Description: Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Importance: 52 (%) Description: Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Importance: 52 (%) Description: Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Transferable Skills

Transferable Skills (in order of importance)
These are skills that can transfer across occupations and industries. For the Top 5 most important, how can you strengthen these skills now so they support both this career and future career flexibility?
Importance (%) Description
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Importance: 62 (%) Description: Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Importance: 60 (%) Description: Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Importance: 58 (%) Description: Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Importance: 58 (%) Description: Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Importance: 56 (%) Description: Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Importance: 52 (%) Description: Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Importance: 52 (%) Description: Operations Analysis: Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
Day-in-the-Life Summaries

Day-in-the-Life Summaries
These summaries show the main types of activities you are likely to perform on a regular basis in this occupation. How can you imagine your typical workday — using these examples to see if this type of work fits you?
Activity: Confer with clients to determine needs or order specifications.
Activity: Create artistic designs or performances.
Activity: Create visual designs or displays.
Activity: Design structures or facilities.
Activity: Direct construction or extraction activities.
Activity: Estimate project development or operational costs.
Activity: Explain technical details of products or services.
Activity: Inspect facilities or equipment.
Activity: Investigate the environmental impact of industrial or development activities.
Activity: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise.
Activity: Read documents or materials to inform work processes.
Activity: Replenish inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
Activity: Select materials or equipment for operations or projects.
Software Skills

Software Skills
These are examples of software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized from most to least important for your career preparation. How can you start learning or practicing the highest-priority tools so that you feel confident using them on the job?
High-Priority Tech Skills
Computer aided design CAD software:
Autodesk AutoCAD
Autodesk Revit
Trimble SketchUp Pro
Desktop publishing software:
Adobe InDesign
Graphics or photo imaging software:
Adobe Creative Cloud software
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Office suite software:
Microsoft Office software
Spreadsheet software:
Microsoft Excel
Widely Used Tech Skills
Computer aided design CAD software:
Chaos Enscape
Emerging Tech Skills
Document management software:
Adobe Acrobat
Electronic mail software:
Microsoft Outlook
Presentation software:
Microsoft PowerPoint
Project management software:
Microsoft Project
Word processing software:
Microsoft Word
General Software Tools
Computer aided design CAD software (scroll table below):
20-20 Technologies 20-20 Design
Autodesk Architectural Desktop
Autodesk Revit Architecture
Autodesk VIZ
AutoDesSys form Z
Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
Graphisoft ArchiCAD
McNeel Rhinoceros 3D
Vectorworks Designer
Electronic mail software:
Email software
IBM Notes
Graphics or photo imaging software:
iPhotoMEASURE
Internet browser software:
Web browser software
Video creation and editing software:
Autodesk 3ds Max
Maxon Cinema 4D
Preparation Required
Preparation Required - How much preparation is needed to obtain this type of job?
Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, conservation scientists, art directors, and cost estimators.
Education Required

Education Required - by frequency of educational attainment
This shows you details about the level of education most commonly held by workers in this occupation. How can you begin planning the educational pathway that will prepare you best for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%) Level of Education
Frequency of Attainment: 84.0 (%) Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree
Frequency of Attainment: 4.0 (%) Level of Education: Some College Courses
Frequency of Attainment: 4.0 (%) Level of Education: Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
Frequency of Attainment: 4.0 (%) Level of Education: Master's Degree
Frequency of Attainment: 4.0 (%) Level of Education: First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession.
Training and Experience Required

Training and Experience Required - by frequency of training and work experience attainment
This section shows you how often different types of training and work experience are required for this occupation. How can you start gaining the kinds of experience and training that are most common for this type of work?
Frequency of Attainment (%) Level of Training and Work Experience
Frequency of Attainment: 36.0 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Frequency of Attainment: 24.0 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: None
Frequency of Attainment: 12.0 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Frequency of Attainment: 12.0 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years
Frequency of Attainment: 8.0 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
Frequency of Attainment: 8.0 (%) Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Certifications
Certifications
These are examples of certifications that may be important for this occupation. How can you begin exploring which certifications fit your goals and what steps you would need to take to earn them?
ALA Certified Lighting Consultant External Link
ALA Lighting Specialist External Link
Certified Interior Decorator External Link
Certified Interior Designer External Link
Certified Lighting Manufacturers Representative External Link
Interior Design Professional External Link
Lighting Associate External Link
National Council Certified Interior Designer External Link
Professional Associations
Professional Associations
These associations connect people who work in this occupation or related fields. How can you start using these associations to learn more, build your network, or find mentoring opportunities?
American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) External Link
Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) External Link
International Interior Design Association (IIDA) External Link
National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) External Link
National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) External Link
Related Careers to Consider
Related Careers to Consider
This lists up to 20 careers that might be of interest to you (related to what "Interior Designers" do, what they know, and what they're called), ranked by best fit. How do these related occupations align with your interests, skills, and goals?
1 - Commercial and Industrial Designers
2 - Craft Artists
3 - Landscape Architects
4 - Fashion Designers
5 - Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
6 - Set and Exhibit Designers
7 - Architectural and Civil Drafters
8 - Graphic Designers
9 - Art Directors
10 - Mechanical Drafters
11 - Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
12 - Model Makers, Wood
13 - Tile and Stone Setters
14 - Carpenters
15 - Carpet Installers
16 - Plasterers and Stucco Masons
17 - Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
18 - Furniture Finishers
19 - Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
20 - Lighting Technicians


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