About Interior Designer Handbook

What Interior Designer Handbook covers

The handbook covers the credentials, laws, wages, fees and costs that shape a US interior design career, organized in three sections: Education and the NCIDQ, Licensing and Pay, and Practice and Hiring. The Education section documents CIDA accreditation and the NCIDQ exam. The Licensing section documents the state practice acts, title acts and board fees, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data by state. The Practice section documents fee models, contract contents, ASID and IIDA dues and software prices.

How to use the publication

Articles distinguish published requirements, recommendations and illustrative calculations so that readers can identify the basis of a stated figure. Source links and dates help readers check which edition, location and conditions apply. A published example does not establish the requirements for an individual property, contract or application.

Publication byline

The name Interior Designer Handbook identifies the publication and does not describe a staffed office or a professional design practice. The byline does not claim a particular staff size, professional qualification or office location.

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