Web and Digital Interface Designers
Design digital user interfaces or websites.
About the profession
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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Occupation on screen: Web Developers (O*NET 15-1254.00). The Department of Labor publishes one film per occupation family, and this is the film it lists for Web and Digital Interface Designers (15-1255.00), which is how Web and Digital Interface Designers is classified. Closed captions in English and Spanish. CareerOneStop (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration)
Personality Fit
Based on the Web and Digital Interface Designers role, here are the RIASEC personality types that tend to thrive in this career. While these alignments are common, individual success depends on motivation, skill development, and finding the right work environment.
Artistic
Creative, expressive, original thinking
Social
Helping, teaching, working with people
Realistic
Hands-on, practical, technical work
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Career Path
Your career progression roadmap with salary growth at each level
Career Ladder
Junior Web and Digital Interface Designer → Associate Web and Digital Interface Designer → Senior Web and Digital Interface Designer → Lead Web and Digital Interface Designer
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Salary Growth
4
Levels
$176K
Top Salary
8+
Years
Learning Path
Skills you need to develop and courses to get there
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Timeline: 0-2 | Entry Level Base: $48,210 - $80,280/year With equity/bonuses: $53,031 - $96,336 Top markets (SF/NYC): $55,441 - $96,336 Execute core tasks using Figma (Design…
Skills used in this career
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Day in Life
Junior vs Senior, daily schedule breakdown
9am, Conduct user research to determine design requirements and analyze user feedback to improve design quality.
Income Dynamics
Conservative and aggressive scenarios for 10–15 years
Year 1: Entry level $33,747 - $72,252 Year 2-3: Junior level $80,280 - $106,733 Year 4-6: Mid level $106,733 - $115,721 Year 7-10: Senior level $115,721 - $151,641 Year 10+:…
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You find the craft of a Web and Digital Interface Designer genuinely interesting, not just a paycheck You enjoy working with Figma (Design Tools) and Information Architecture IA…
💰 Salary Range
BLS OEWS, May 2023Half of U.S. workers in this occupation earn more than this, half earn less.
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