Web and Digital Interface Designers

Median salary

$104,000

Average salary

$117,490

Employment

113,330

Projected growth

7% growth

Annual openings

9,100

Typical entry education

Bachelor's degree

What Web and Digital Interface Designers Do

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.

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Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience: None
On-the-job training: None
Self-employed: 10.1%

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

How Much Preparation Does This Take?

Job Zone 4 of 5

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed

Experience: A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations.
Education: Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Job training: Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Source: O*NET Job Zones.

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Hot Technologies

In-Demand Technologies

Adobe XD

Other Software Used

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

Attention to Detail
Innovation
Adaptability
Intellectual Curiosity
Dependability
Cooperation
Achievement Orientation

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

InvestigativeMedium
ArtisticMedium
ConventionalMedium
EnterprisingMedium
RealisticLow
SocialLow

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Where This Career Is Most Concentrated

Metro areas where web and digital interface designers make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).

1Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA6.80× national avg
2San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA5.32× national avg
3San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA3.83× national avg
4Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN3.12× national avg
5Boulder, CO2.54× national avg

Possible Career Moves

A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.

Software DevelopersLateral Move
Database ArchitectsLateral Move
Computer ProgrammersLateral Move
Web DevelopersLateral Move

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Related Education Programs

Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.