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Where is it easiest to open: Other Specialized Design Services
42 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 | 884 | 2.9 | $73,732 | not matched | — |
| NY | 730 | 3.3 | $81,446 | exam | Certified Interior Designer |
| FL | 295 | 5.1 | $100,887 | exam | Interior designer |
| TX | 134 | 4.1 | $64,576 | exam | INTERIOR DESIGNER |
| IL | 125 | 2.4 | $70,386 | licence | INTERIOR DESIGNER |
| NJ | 66 | 8.2 | $46,007 | not matched | — |
| PA | 66 | 2.6 | $68,083 | not matched | — |
| GA | 57 | 2.0 | $64,289 | exam | Registered Interior Designer |
| NC | 51 | 2.9 | $60,435 | exam | Firm Registration Interior Design; Interior Design Registration |
| MI | 51 | 2.6 | $45,895 | not matched | — |
| MN | 44 | 4.0 | $77,582 | licence | Certified Interior Designer (CID) |
| WA | 43 | 1.4 | $66,574 | not matched | — |
| OR | 41 | 2.2 | $76,449 | not matched | — |
| MA | 41 | 2.0 | $75,976 | not matched | — |
| CO | 39 | 3.1 | $82,388 | not matched | — |
| VA | 38 | 2.4 | $52,867 | exam | Interior Designer Certification (CID) |
| MD | 37 | 2.2 | $51,901 | licence | INTERIOR DESIGNER |
| SC | 35 | 1.8 | $57,317 | not matched | — |
| AZ | 33 | 2.6 | $49,209 | not matched | — |
| UT | 30 | 8.2 | $59,279 | licence | COMMERCIAL INTERIOR DESIGNER |
| NV | 27 | 2.7 | $85,297 | not matched | — |
| TN | 27 | 2.1 | $69,491 | licence | INTERIOR DESIGNER |
| OH | 26 | 2.5 | $49,288 | not matched | — |
| CT | 20 | 2.6 | $103,192 | exam | Interior Designer |
| MO | 18 | 3.1 | $36,800 | exam | Interior Design |
| LA | 15 | 6.3 | $43,426 | exam | Interior Designer |
| RI | 11 | 1.9 | $94,190 | not matched | — |
| DC | 10 | 4.2 | $80,333 | exam | INTERIOR DESIGNERS |
| ME | 8 | 3.5 | $43,286 | exam | Interior Designer, Certified |
| KY | 7 | 2.7 | $62,632 | licence | Certified Interior Designer |
| DE | 7 | 2.0 | $93,000 | not matched | — |
| IN | 6 | 1.0 | $35,667 | licence | Registered Interior Designer |
| NE | 6 | 7.2 | $54,163 | not matched | — |
| KS | 6 | 21.2 | $81,457 | not matched | — |
| ID | 6 | 5.5 | $60,667 | not matched | — |
| NM | 4 | 1.0 | $45,250 | exam | Interior Designer |
| AL | 4 | 1.8 | $62,571 | licence | Registered Interior Designer |
| OK | 4 | 2.0 | $51,875 | licence | Registered Interior Designer |
| VT | 3 | 1.0 | $72,333 | not matched | — |
| HI | 3 | 0.7 | $28,500 | not matched | — |
| AR | 3 | 0.7 | $42,000 | exam | Interior Designer |
| WI | 3 | 2.0 | $25,167 | exam | INTERIOR DESIGNER |
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.