Information Architect

Also called: Content Strategist (structure)

Organizes the structure of large websites and apps so people can find things.

A day in the life

They sort hundreds of pages into categories, design navigation menus, and run card-sorting tests with users. Government agencies, universities, and retailers hire them.

Pay over a career

Starting
$60k
Typical
$98k
High
$150k

Estimate.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in library science, HCI, or design.

Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Library Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Science.

Outlook

Growing about average. Steady.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI tags, sorts and searches content well; fewer roles remain, focused on structuring huge sites and messy navigation problems.

Start now, in high school

Classes: AP Computer Science Principles, Library aide work, AP Psychology.

Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1255.

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