| What is an Interior Design Sales Consultant? |
The Interior Design Sales Consultant is a service offered by many retail furniture companies and design showrooms. As an Interior Design Sales Consultant, you will learn to offer design selection services to new homeowners, retail customers or assist designers in their client choices. Students learn how to maintain customer relations, to achieve sales goals, and to market products and services as required for the professional planning and designing of residential and commercial interior spaces. |
| Certificates? |
Interior Design Sales Consultant, Certificate |
| Prerequisite Courses |
- FYES 1000
- Diploma level proficiency in English and reading required to take INDS technical courses.
Please refer to course descriptions in the online catalog for specific prerequisites.
- Students must be 16 years of age before enrolling in INDS 1100 .
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| Semester Program Begins |
Fall, spring or summer |
| Application Process |
Applicants to the Interior Design Sales Consultant program must meet all admission requirements; complete an application and pay the application fee. Individuals apply to Gwinnett Technical College at GwinnettTech.edu, submit all transcripts from high school and previous college work, and take the ACCUPLACER test, if required. |
| Program Deadlines |
You may enter in the fall, spring or summer terms. |
| For more information, contact: |
Jan Wynn, Program Director, Jwynn@GwinnettTech.edu, 678.226.6632. |
| For admission and enrollment, contact: |
Enrollment Support Center in Building 100 at the Lawrenceville campus, or Building A at the Alpharetta-North Fulton campus, or email BusinessArtDesignTeam@GwinnettTech.edu. |
Interior Designer
(This data was compiled from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Quick Facts: Interior Designers
| 2019 Median Pay |
$56,040 per year; $26.94 per hour |
| Typical Entry-Level Education |
Bachelor’s degree |
| Number of Jobs, 2019 |
77,900 |
The ASID State of Industry shows that Interior Design has fully recovered to pre-recession levels. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Census reflect an 11.9% growth in the number of Interior Designers, 6% growth in Design firms and 8 to 9% growth in the construction industry. Interior Design is a strong growing sector. It is complex, changing, and accelerating as the building environment grows and changes.
Gwinnett Technical College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. Lisa Richardson, Title IX, and Section 504 Coordinator, 5150 Sugarloaf Parkway, Building 100, Room 407, Lawrenceville, GA 30043, 678-226-6691, LRichardson@GwinnettTech.edu.
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