Job prospects Designer - Interior Design in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Interior designers and interior decorators (NOC 52121) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.

Here are some key facts about Interior designers and interior decorators in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Interior designers and interior decorators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 56%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 33%
  • Other manufacturing (NAICS 313-316, 325-327, 331, 334-335, 337, 339): 9%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 86% compared to 83% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 14% compared to 17% for all occupations
• 73% of interior designers and interior decorators work all year, while 27% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• 25% of interior designers and interior decorators are self-employed compared to an average of 8% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 9% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 91% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 8% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 44% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 32% compared to 14% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 8% compared to 7% for all occupations

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