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Where is it easiest to open: Interior Design Services
51 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 27-1025” (soc) for Interior Designers. A blank gate means NO RECORD MATCHED, which is not the same as no licence.
| State | Operators | Avg staff | Pay / employee | Gate | Licence titles matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 2,844 | 3.4 | $73,592 | not matched | — |
| FL | 1,994 | 2.8 | $66,466 | exam | Interior designer |
| NY | 1,469 | 3.5 | $86,196 | exam | Certified Interior Designer |
| TX | 1,250 | 3.8 | $65,299 | exam | INTERIOR DESIGNER |
| IL | 682 | 3.9 | $71,981 | licence | INTERIOR DESIGNER |
| GA | 628 | 2.8 | $68,985 | exam | Registered Interior Designer |
| CO | 568 | 3.1 | $66,316 | not matched | — |
| NC | 519 | 2.8 | $50,835 | exam | Firm Registration Interior Design; Interior Design Registration |
| MA | 403 | 3.6 | $76,187 | not matched | — |
| WA | 401 | 3.5 | $62,719 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 401 | 2.8 | $59,737 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 394 | 3.0 | $55,916 | not matched | — |
| PA | 350 | 3.4 | $64,278 | not matched | — |
| VA | 309 | 3.2 | $56,210 | exam | Interior Designer Certification (CID) |
| MI | 263 | 3.3 | $62,986 | not matched | — |
| SC | 249 | 2.9 | $56,256 | not matched | — |
| UT | 243 | 3.6 | $60,130 | licence | COMMERCIAL INTERIOR DESIGNER |
| MD | 229 | 4.2 | $66,814 | licence | INTERIOR DESIGNER |
| OH | 228 | 4.1 | $58,771 | not matched | — |
| MN | 227 | 3.0 | $68,123 | licence | Certified Interior Designer (CID) |
| TN | 217 | 3.6 | $58,263 | licence | INTERIOR DESIGNER |
| OR | 193 | 5.1 | $58,003 | not matched | — |
| CT | 180 | 2.6 | $70,090 | exam | Interior Designer |
| MO | 166 | 3.3 | $47,160 | exam | Interior Design |
| AL | 136 | 2.4 | $53,498 | licence | Registered Interior Designer |
| IN | 136 | 3.8 | $60,637 | licence | Registered Interior Designer |
| NV | 128 | 3.0 | $60,814 | not matched | — |
| LA | 124 | 2.6 | $38,815 | exam | Interior Designer |
| KY | 101 | 3.1 | $45,370 | licence | Certified Interior Designer |
| WI | 97 | 3.9 | $65,593 | exam | INTERIOR DESIGNER |
| OK | 91 | 2.5 | $46,257 | licence | Registered Interior Designer |
| KS | 80 | 2.2 | $47,343 | not matched | — |
| NE | 77 | 3.7 | $51,668 | not matched | — |
| ID | 72 | 2.5 | $50,464 | not matched | — |
| DC | 71 | 9.2 | $99,301 | exam | INTERIOR DESIGNERS |
| AR | 71 | 2.3 | $59,616 | exam | Interior Designer |
| IA | 67 | 2.5 | $37,655 | exam | Interior Designer |
| MT | 63 | 2.5 | $66,654 | not matched | — |
| RI | 55 | 4.1 | $70,096 | not matched | — |
| HI | 52 | 2.5 | $62,641 | not matched | — |
| NM | 49 | 2.0 | $51,691 | exam | Interior Designer |
| ME | 45 | 4.0 | $54,792 | exam | Interior Designer, Certified |
| NH | 44 | 3.5 | $59,308 | not matched | — |
| DE | 36 | 4.2 | $72,773 | not matched | — |
| MS | 32 | 2.9 | $46,516 | exam | Certified Interior Designer |
| WY | 21 | 4.2 | $80,943 | not matched | — |
| SD | 18 | 2.3 | $55,366 | not matched | — |
| VT | 17 | 3.2 | $76,873 | not matched | — |
| ND | 11 | 2.5 | $41,357 | not matched | — |
| WV | 10 | 2.3 | $23,348 | not matched | — |
| AK | 9 | 2.8 | $77,200 | not matched | — |
Axes are shown side by side and deliberately NOT collapsed into a ranking. A composite would be a score with no measured interval, and an unmeasured score is the thing this product exists to argue against. A high licence gate is a cost to enter and a moat once cleared — which of those matters more is the operator's call, not ours.
Licence data courtesy of CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. Free to read, no account, always — a condition of the data licence as well as our own position.