Also called: Instant Game Designer, Scratch-Off Designer
Designs the art, themes, and play styles for scratch-off lottery tickets sold at gas stations and grocery stores.
A scratch ticket designer pitches a new theme, like a holiday or a classic board game, to a state lottery. They lay out the play area, prize chart, and art so it pops on a store counter yet passes strict security and printing rules, then proof it with the printing plant.
Approximate; jobs are at a few lottery printing companies.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in graphic design.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Graphic Design, Illustration, Print Media.
Growing about average. Instant tickets are the biggest-selling lottery product.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI can generate themes and art quickly; humans still handle print-security rules and lottery approvals, but fewer may be needed.
Classes: Graphic design CTE, Art, Math (probability).
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-1024.
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