Also called: Imagineer, Show Designer
Designs theme park rides, lands, and attractions, from story to final building.
You sketch a new ride concept, build a scale model, and work with engineers to fit a story into a show building. You might spend years on one attraction. Disney calls these designers Imagineers; Universal and other firms have similar teams.
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 architecture, industrial design, theater design, or engineering.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Architecture, Industrial Design, Theater Design, Mechanical Engineering.
Growing faster than average.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI concept art and 3D tools speed design, squeezing junior designer jobs; story and engineering judgment stay human.
Classes: Art, Physics, CAD/3D design.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-1027.
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