Also called: Tabletop Game Designer
Invents board games, card games, and tabletop role-playing games.
A board game designer prototypes with paper cards and dice, playtests with friends weekly, and pitches to publishers or runs a Kickstarter.
Approximate; most designers earn royalties of a few percent; full-time staff jobs are few.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. No degree; prototyping and playtesting.
Ways in: Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Game Design, Mathematics.
Growing faster than average. Tabletop gaming has grown significantly.
Low risk for 10 years. AI can suggest mechanics, but playtesting and designing physical games with people stays human.
Classes: Math, Art, Creative writing, AP Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-1029.
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