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Interior design

You plan layouts, colors, and furnishings that make a client's space work and feel right. Projects run from a single room to a whole home.

2.5Last review 6 weeks agoLow data
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Median monthly earnings
$1,500
50% of reviewers earn about $1,500
Effective hourly rate
$100.00
Earnings over the hours people logged
Hours per week
3 hrs
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Startup cost
$100–500
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Time to first $100
1–4 weeks
From starting out
Monthly expenses
$150–300
To keep it running
Schedule flexibility
Fully on my own terms
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Happiness5.0 / 10
Would do it again0%
Schedule flexibility5.0 / 5
Pay predictability2.3 / 5
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· 1–2 years in · 6 weeks ago
Monthly $1,000–2,000Hours 10–20 hrs/moHourly $100.00

If you just start out, I would recommend to really get yourself their building connections with builders that would help a lot

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