Interior Design

What the Numbers Say About Interior Design

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 461 people work in the Interior Design occupation (OPM code 1008) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -1.3% from the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend.

The average salary for Interior Design is $106,732 per year, placing it 2.9% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 3.2% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce. Average length of service in this role is 9.3 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

Code 10, the Information and Arts Group family, is where the federal government classifies Interior Design alongside 15 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Interior Design postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Within the Information and Arts Group family, Interior Design ranks #10 of 16 by headcount, accounting for 2.3% of the family's combined 19,923 employees.