MSF40122 is the nationally recognised Certificate IV behind interior decorator work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced MSF40118. About 1,163 interior decorator jobs were advertised in June 2026, down 10.8% on a year earlier.
The signals behind the Certificate IV in Interior Decoration are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Interior decorators are in shortage in parts of the country and employment is projected to grow through 2035. Job ads in June 2026 were down 10.8% on a year earlier and enrolments are falling. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Employers are posting fewer interior decorator jobs than a year ago. About 1,163 interior decorator jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 10.8% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 15,200 job ads, while 1,145 people were training in the qualification nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.
Australia's official shortage list rates fire protection equipment technicians as in shortage in parts of the country. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Fire Protection Equipment Technician as in shortage in regional areas; Diver, Interior Decorator, Optical Dispenser / Dispensing Optician, Optical Mechanic, Photographer's Assistant, Plastics Technician and Technicians and Trades Workers nec as not in shortage.
Interior decorator jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 24,860 workers in May 2025, 26,520 by May 2030 (up 6.7%) and 28,316 by May 2035 (up 13.9%).
Certificate IV in Interior Decoration graduates do worse than is typical at Certificate IV level. In the 2025 NCVER Student Outcomes survey, 81.3% were employed or in further study after training. The typical Certificate IV result is 89.9%, across 71 qualifications. Median income after training was $59,200, against $63,400 typical. 79.5% were satisfied with the training, against 87.8% typical. Income here is the survey median about six months after training. It includes part-time work, so it is not the full-time award rate.
Fewer people are enrolling in the Certificate IV in Interior Decoration than a year ago. Across Australia, 1,375 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 1,145, down 16.7% in a year. National data for MSF40122 starts in 2022.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for MSF40122 is being verified against official program lists.
Eligibility and student contributions vary by program and provider. The official state listing is the source of truth. In a subsidised place the government pays most of the tuition and you pay a co-contribution set by the program and provider.
The Certificate IV in Interior Decoration is 17 units: 7 core, plus 10 electives chosen from 29 options on the register.
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Get Course maps MSF40122 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3999) so the mapping can be checked. Job advertisement counts come from the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index and count online ads, not vacancies filled. Enrolment counts come from NCVER Total VET Activity and count people in training, not completions. Outcome benchmarks marked “typical” are medians computed by Get Course across all Certificate IVs in the same NCVER collection; they are derived figures, not official NCVER benchmarks. Funding rows appear only after verification against the official state program list. Source vintages: employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; NCVER Student Outcomes survey 2025 survey; register training.gov.au, synced 18 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.