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Web and Digital Interface Designers

Median Salary
98,540
Job Outlook
+2%

Overview

What are the responsibilities of this role?

Design digital user interfaces or websites. Develop and test layouts, interfaces, functionality, and navigation menus to ensure compatibility and usability across browsers or devices. May use web framework applications as well as client-side code and processes. May evaluate web design following web and accessibility standards, and may analyze web use metrics and optimize websites for marketability and search engine ranking. May design and test interfaces that facilitate the human-computer interaction and maximize the usability of digital devices, websites, and software with a focus on aesthetics and design. May create graphics used in websites and manage website content and links.

What sectors do they work in?

Private for profit

66%

Self-employed

21%

Private not for profit

7%

State and local government

5%

Federal Government

0%

What is the job outlook?

Overall employment of web developers and digital designers is projected to grow 8 percent from 2023 to 2033, faster than the average for all occupations. About 16,500 openings for web developers and digital designers are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

Compensation

What is the typical salary range?

$33,210

10%

$98,540

Median

$127,760

90%

How does location impact how much salary?

Education

Which college majors best prepare you for this role?

  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Computer Science
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
  • Computer Programming/Programmer, General
  • Informatics
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Graphic Design
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  • Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster
  • Digital Marketing
  • Human-Centered Technology Design

Skills and Interest

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Data supplied by Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Center of Education Statistics, Defense Manpower Data Center (View our update schedule). Contact any business, college or military service branch to answer additional questions.