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Web and Digital Interface Designers

	Median Wage (USD, 2025)	Projected Job Openings (2025-2035)	Projected Growth (2025-2035)
National Statistics	$104000	9100	7.0%
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Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$104000

Median Wage (USD, 2025)

9100

Projected Job Openings (2025-2035)

7.0%

Projected Growth (2025-2035)

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.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree

Related Work Experience: Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year

On-the-Job Training: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years

Detailed Work Activities

Collaborate with others to develop or implement marketing strategies.
Collaborate with others to determine design specifications or details.
Collaborate with others to resolve information technology issues.
Provide technical support for computer network issues.
Gather customer or product information to determine customer needs.
Analyze operational data to evaluate operations, processes or products.
Design websites or web applications.
Develop models of information or communications systems.
Update website content.
Develop specifications or procedures for website development or maintenance.
Document design or development procedures.
Implement design or process improvements.
Prepare graphics or other visual representations of information.
Develop diagrams or flow charts of system operation.
Test software performance.
Develop testing routines or procedures.
Create images or other visual displays.
Develop detailed project plans.
Supervise information technology personnel.
Document network-related activities or tasks.
Troubleshoot issues with computer applications or systems.
Resolve computer software problems.
Update knowledge about emerging industry or technology trends.
Conduct research to gain information about products or processes.
Provide customer service to clients or users.
Write reports or evaluations.
Write computer programming code.

Tasks

Identify problems uncovered by testing or customer feedback, and correct problems or refer problems to appropriate personnel for correction.
Design, build, or maintain Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media.
Write supporting code for Web applications or Web sites.
Perform Web site tests according to planned schedules, or after any Web site or product revision.
Collaborate with web development professionals, such as front-end or back-end developers, to complete the full scope of Web development projects.
Develop new visual design concepts and modify concepts based on stakeholder feedback.
Maintain understanding of current Web technologies or programming practices through continuing education, reading, or participation in professional conferences, workshops, or groups.
Respond to user email inquiries, or set up automated systems to send responses.
Conduct user research to determine design requirements and analyze user feedback to improve design quality.
Perform or direct Web site updates.
Identify or maintain links to and from other Web sites and check links to ensure proper functioning.
Direct and execute pre-production activities, such as creating moodboards or storyboards and establishing a project timeline.
Communicate with network personnel or Web site hosting agencies to address hardware or software issues affecting Web sites.
Research and apply innovative solutions for product design, visuals, and user experience to meet the needs of individual Web development projects.
Develop and document style guidelines for Web site content.
Select programming languages, design tools, or applications.
Confer with management or development teams to prioritize needs, resolve conflicts, develop content criteria, or choose solutions.
Write and edit technical documentation for digital interface products and designs, such as user manuals, testing protocols, and reports.
Develop, validate, and document test routines and schedules to ensure that test cases mimic external interfaces and address all browser and device types.
Develop Web site maps, application models, image templates, or page templates that meet project goals, user needs, or industry standards.
Incorporate technical considerations into Web site design plans, such as budgets, equipment, performance requirements, or legal issues including accessibility and privacy.
Research, document, rate, or select alternatives for Web architecture or technologies.
Collaborate with management or users to develop e-commerce strategies and to integrate these strategies with Web sites.
Create Web models or prototypes that include physical, interface, logical, or data models.
Provide clear, detailed descriptions of Web site specifications, such as product features, activities, software, communication protocols, programming languages, and operating systems software and hardware.
Document technical factors such as server load, bandwidth, database performance, and browser and device types.
Develop or implement procedures for ongoing Web site revision.
Register Web sites with search engines to increase Web site traffic.
Create searchable indices for Web page content.
Develop system interaction or sequence diagrams.

Work Styles

Innovation

A tendency to be inventive, to be imaginative, and to adopt new perspectives on ways to accomplish work.

Achievement Orientation

Intellectual Curiosity

Tolerance for Ambiguity

Initiative

Adaptability

Self-Confidence

Perseverance

Leadership Orientation

Humility

Sincerity

Empathy

Cooperation

Optimism

Social Orientation

Cautiousness

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Integrity

Stress Tolerance

Self-Control

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