Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

interior plannertointerior architect

A interior planner already meets 22% of what the interior architect role asks for. The move turns on 22 required skills not yet in the profile.

From interior planner
22%
Overlap1
To interior architect
9 Skills carried over
22 Required, not held
81.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

22%

Learning distance A rebuild

81.4/ 100

1 Share of the interior architect role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the interior planner profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A interior architect role treats 7 of its required skills as things a interior planner already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • advise clients on interior design options
  • ensure infrastructure accessibility
  • estimate budget for interior design plans
  • materials for interior design
  • measure interior space
  • meet building regulations

What stands in the way is 22 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A interior architect role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a interior planner background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held promote sustainable interior design communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held advise clients on interior design options communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held measure interior space information skills
  • already held design microclimates in buildings communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held estimate budget for interior design plans information skills
  • already held design space for religious needs communication, collaboration and creativity

All 9 carried skills, including the 7 the interior architect role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 38 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 10 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held design building retrofitting solutions required
  • required, not held develop architectural plans required
  • required, not held identify customer's needs required
  • required, not held prepare detailed working drawings for interior design required
  • required, not held satisfy aesthetic requirements required
  • required, not held build business relationships required
  • required, not held communicate with customers required
  • required, not held draw blueprints required
  • required, not held integrate measures in architectural designs required
  • required, not held write work-related reports required
  • optional, not held advise on architectural matters optional
  • optional, not held create architectural sketches optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 6 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held architectural design required
  • required, not held architectural theory required
  • required, not held furniture trends required
  • required, not held integrated design required
  • required, not held furniture wood types required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held sustainable building design optional
  • optional, not held building codes optional
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held green space strategies optional
  • optional, not held urban planning optional
  • optional, not held zoning codes optional
03 arts and humanities 2 required
  • required, not held aesthetics required
  • required, not held design principles required
04 business, administration and law 2 required
  • required, not held architecture regulations required
  • required, not held project management required
05 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor trends in interior design required
  • optional, not held evaluate integrated design of buildings optional
06 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held assist in interior plant projects required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a interior architect role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advise clients on interior design options skill
  • already held ensure infrastructure accessibility skill
  • already held estimate budget for interior design plans skill
  • already held materials for interior design knowledge
  • already held measure interior space skill
  • already held meet building regulations skill
  • already held promote sustainable interior design skill
  • already held design microclimates in buildings skill
  • already held design space for religious needs skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held ecology optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
08 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held CADD software optional
09 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use technical drawing software optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held sustainable building design optional
  • optional, not held advise on architectural matters optional
  • optional, not held create architectural sketches optional
  • optional, not held evaluate integrated design of buildings optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held CADD software optional
  • optional, not held building codes optional
  • optional, not held ecology optional
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held green space strategies optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
  • optional, not held urban planning optional
  • optional, not held use technical drawing software optional
  • optional, not held zoning codes optional
21 held skills the interior architect role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt to changing situations skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct research on trends in design skill
  • not needed by the target role create new concepts skill
  • not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role design a domotic system in buildings skill
  • not needed by the target role develop design plans skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure client orientation skill
  • not needed by the target role environmental design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role evaluate spatial information skill
  • not needed by the target role execute feasibility study skill
  • not needed by the target role guarantee customer satisfaction skill
  • not needed by the target role keep up-to-date to design industry trends skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage schedule of tasks skill
  • not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
  • not needed by the target role perform procurement processes skill
  • not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role room aesthetics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role supervise work on design planning skill
  • not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use CAD software skill
22 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held architectural design required
  • required, not held architectural theory required
  • required, not held architecture regulations required
  • required, not held furniture trends required
  • required, not held integrated design required
  • required, not held project management required
  • required, not held aesthetics required
  • required, not held design principles required
  • required, not held furniture wood types required
  • required, not held technical drawings required
  • optional, not held sustainable building design optional
  • optional, not held CAD software optional
  • optional, not held CADD software optional
  • optional, not held building codes optional
  • optional, not held ecology optional
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held green space strategies optional
  • optional, not held mathematics optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
  • optional, not held urban planning optional
  • optional, not held zoning codes optional
Index

Other moves recorded from interior planner

Full index of moves from interior planner

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.