How to become an Interior Architect
Official title: Interior Architects
Plans and designs the interior structure and layout of buildings, and supervises and coordinates the work.
Main tasks
- Plan the interior structure and layout based on the client's needs and site conditions, and draw floor plans
- Produce construction drawings, perspective drawings or models from the layout and design concept
- Estimate the quantity of materials and costs needed for the work
- Supervise construction work
Ways in
- University department: Creative Arts & Design degrees, Offered by 102 universities in Taiwan
- Technical college: Technician certificate: Interior design. National technician skill test (技術士技能檢定) run by the Workforce Development Agency, trade 125 建築物室內設計. Tested at grade B (乙級). Peernovo links this trade to the occupation.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Average pay: NT$710,000 a year
- Demand for Science and engineering jobs is projected at about 952,000 in 2024 and about 1,072,000 in 2030. (+12.6%)
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become an Interior Architect?
Ways in include: Creative Arts & Design degrees; Technician certificate: Interior design.
How much does an Interior Architect earn in Taiwan?
Average pay is NT$710,000 a year (Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics).
Is an Interior Architect a growing career in Taiwan?
Demand for this job family is projected to change 12.6% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).
Will AI change the work of an Interior Architect?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Labor, Department of Statistics: Occupational Wage Survey (職類別薪資調查) (2025 survey (July 2025 monthly, 2024 annual), released 2026-05-29), Open Government Data License, version 1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- National Development Council: Final manpower demand projections by occupation (職業別最終人力需求推估) (2025 to 2030 (base 2024), 13 job families), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026