Also called: Game Interface Designer
Designs the menus, health bars, inventory screens and controls in video games at game studios, testing them so players are never confused.
They design the health bar, inventory screen, and how a player learns controls. They playtest constantly to see where players get confused. Games must work on TVs, phones, and PCs.
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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 game design, graphic design, or HCI.
Ways in: 4-year college, Self-taught. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Game Design, Graphic Design, Human-Computer Interaction.
Growing about average. Game industry hiring is cyclical.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI generates icons and mockups fast; designing menus and HUDs that feel right under pressure needs playtesting and human taste.
Classes: Graphic design CTE, AP Computer Science Principles, Digital art.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1255.
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