Also called: Package Designer, Structural Packaging Designer
Designs the boxes, bottles, and wrappers that make products stand out on shelves.
You design a cereal box that kids will grab from six feet away, then work with engineers so it can be printed and folded by machines.
Estimate based on BLS graphic designers.
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 graphic or industrial design.
Ways in: 4-year college, 2-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Packaging Science.
Growing about average (about 2% over 10 years). BLS projects slow growth for graphic designers.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI produces package concepts fast; dielines, printing, materials and how a box reads on a real shelf still need trained designers.
Classes: Art and design, Graphic design CTE class, Geometry, 3D design or engineering elective.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-1024.
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