Also called: UX/UI Designer, Senior Product Designer
Designs how an app or website works and looks, from the first sketch to the final pixel.
You sketch ideas for a new onboarding flow, build a clickable prototype in Figma, watch five users try it, and redesign the confusing parts. You then work daily with engineers as they build it.
Estimate; tech companies pay well above the BLS digital designer median.
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 design, HCI, or psychology; portfolio is essential.
Ways in: 4-year college, Self-taught, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Related BLS web and digital interface designers: 5% (2025-35).
Medium risk for 10 years. AI generates screens and prototypes from prompts, trimming teams; understanding users and owning the experience stay human.
Classes: Art or graphic design, AP Psychology, AP Computer Science Principles.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1255.
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