Interior Designer
SOC 27-1025
Interior designers plan the inside of buildings — space, light, materials, furniture and the codes that govern all of it. ⚠⚠⚠ The decision this page exists to answer is not which major but WHICH MARKET: in Florida ALL RESIDENTIAL work is exempt from registration by statute, while nonresidential work runs through a 60-credit education floor, up to 5,280 supervised hours and a national exam. ⚠⚠ And the credential LEVEL is worth a year — an associate or certificate needs three years of work experience where a bachelor's needs two, for the identical exam.
Graphic Designer and Animator
SOC 27-1024
⚠⚠⚠ This is the first occupation on this site where BLS names ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE as a reason for a projected decline. Graphic design is forecast to shrink 2% from 2025 to 2035: "Automated design tools, such as artificial intelligence (AI), are projected to make graphic designers more productive and reduce the need for these workers." ⚠⚠ $62,960 median, 16,000 openings a year, 20% self-employed — and the animation half pays $102,030 with 63% self-employed.
Film and Video Editor
SOC 27-4032
⚠⚠⚠ The occupation everyone assumes is most exposed to generative AI is one where the federal handbook makes NO AI claim at all. BLS projects film and video editors and camera operators to grow 3% to 2035 and names robotic cameras, not AI. ⚠⚠ Editors $75,420, camera operators $74,990, 72,000 jobs, 5,600 openings a year — and 35% of them self-employed. ⚠ Miami Dade College alone awards 45% of Florida's film credentials.