Also called: Design Systems Lead
Creates the shared library of buttons, colors and rules that keep every screen of a big app looking consistent.
You design a new date-picker that 30 product teams will reuse, document exactly how it should work, and partner with engineers who code it once for everyone. You are the guardian of the brand inside the product.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's in design or human-computer interaction; years as a product designer.
Ways in: 4-year college, Self-taught. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Human-Computer Interaction.
Growing faster than average (about 7% over 10 years). Tracks digital designers.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI generates components and keeps code in sync with designs, trimming work; setting the system's rules stays human.
Classes: Art or graphic design, AP Computer Science Principles.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1255.
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