Know Your Worth / Design
Design specialties turn information, identities, and experiences into forms people can understand and use. The work ranges from packaging and publications to interactions and service journeys, with practical value coming from clear constraints, thoughtful execution, and evidence that the design works.
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All careersEmployee references are annual US median wages for the cited BLS occupation, which may cover several career paths. Freelance examples add $15,000 for benefits and $20,000 for business costs, then divide by 1,200 billable hours a year. Annual figures are rounded to the nearest $1,000 and hourly figures to the nearest dollar. Figures are before personal taxes, with no percentage fees. Open a guide to see the source or adjust the assumptions in the calculator.
BLS · May 2025 · Special effects artists and animators
Build digital scenes that explain an object, environment, or concept through modeled forms, lighting, materials, and controlled camera views.
View career → 3D visualization artistBLS · May 2025 · Computer systems analysts
Integrate accessible interaction and presentation choices into interface concepts while documenting behavior that requires engineering or user validation.
View career → Accessible interface designerBLS · May 2025 · Special effects artists and animators
Communicate a proposed built environment through spatially coherent digital imagery while distinguishing visual assumptions from approved construction information.
View career → Architectural visualization artistBLS · May 2025 · Graphic designers
Translate a book's genre, audience, and premise into a cover system that remains legible across print and small digital displays.
View career → Book cover designerBLS · May 2025 · Special effects artists and animators
Develop a fictional character's visual language through silhouettes, proportion, expression, and practical notes for later production.
View career → Character concept artistBLS · May 2025 · Writers and authors
Structure text-based interactions so users understand the available choices, system limitations, and ways to recover from misunderstanding.
View career → Conversation designerBLS · May 2025 · Data Scientists
Sequence evidence and visual comparisons into a clear narrative without hiding uncertainty or using visual emphasis to overstate a finding.
View career → Data storytelling designerBLS · May 2025 · Market research analysts
Organize participant recruitment, study schedules, research assets, and consent workflows so researchers can carry out consistent and traceable studies.
View career → Design research operations coordinatorBLS · May 2025 · Graphic designers
Design screen-based publications that balance responsive reading, navigation, multimedia behavior, and accessible content structure.
View career → Digital publication designerBLS · May 2025 · Graphic designers
Build reusable document structures that help teams produce consistent, readable material without redesigning every new page or report.
View career → Document template designerBLS · May 2025 · Graphic designers
Build a publication's visual structure so long-form text, images, captions, and recurring features remain readable and consistent.
View career → Editorial designerBLS · May 2025 · Graphic designers
Develop original illustrations that communicate an article's central idea while fitting the publication's tone, layout, and reproduction constraints.
View career → Editorial illustratorBLS · May 2025 · Training and development specialists
Shape worksheets, job aids, and learning visuals around a specific practice task rather than adding decoration to instructional content.
View career → Educational materials designerBLS · May 2025 · Graphic designers
Create a visual system that keeps an event recognizable across schedules, signage, speaker material, and audience communications.
View career → Event identity designerBLS · May 2025 · Graphic designers
Shape labels, panels, and supporting visuals into an exhibition narrative that visitors can follow at different reading depths.
View career → Exhibition graphic designerBLS · May 2025 · Graphic designers
Create small visual symbols that remain recognizable, consistent, and useful across a defined interface or communication system.
View career → Icon designerBLS · May 2025 · Data Scientists
Turn a focused evidence set into a visual explanation that preserves quantities, context, and the limits of the source data.
View career → Infographic designerBLS · May 2025 · Graphic designers
Organize complex instructions or explanations into clear structures that readers can scan, interpret, and act on without losing essential detail.
View career → Information designerBLS · May 2025 · Web and digital interface designers
Define how an interface responds to user actions across ordinary steps, error states, transitions, and recovery paths.
View career → Interaction designerBLS · May 2025 · Graphic designers
Organize financial and operational updates so stakeholders can distinguish performance facts, management interpretation, and the decisions being discussed.
View career → Investor communications designerBLS · May 2025 · Graphic designers
Turn product and distribution requirements into readable packaging that communicates hierarchy, handles practical constraints, and supports a coherent shelf presence.
View career → Packaging designerBLS · May 2025 · Graphic designers
Adapt approved packaging designs across technical formats and product variants while maintaining copy consistency and reliable production files.
View career → Packaging production artistBLS · May 2025 · Graphic designers
Shape an early-stage business argument into a concise visual presentation with clear claims, credible evidence, and an explicit requested decision.
View career → Pitch deck designerBLS · May 2025 · Graphic designers
Prepare approved artwork for reliable physical production through technical checks, file organization, color handling, and clear printer handoff.
View career → Print production designerBLS · May 2025 · Graphic designers
Translate a retail message into a physical display concept that balances viewing distance, product visibility, and practical space constraints.
View career → Retail display designerBLS · May 2025 · Web and digital interface designers
Connect a customer's visible journey with backstage activities, responsibilities, and handoffs needed to deliver a dependable service.
View career → Service designerBLS · May 2025 · Special effects artists and animators
Translate a script into visual sequences that clarify staging, camera choices, continuity, and the intended rhythm of a production.
View career → Storyboard artistBLS · May 2025 · Graphic designers
Develop repeatable visual patterns that maintain coherence across fabric scale, color variations, and practical production requirements.
View career → Textile pattern designerBLS · May 2025 · Writers and authors
Shape spoken interactions around listening constraints, concise prompts, turn-taking, and recovery when speech recognition or interpretation fails.
View career → Voice interface designerBLS · May 2025 · Graphic designers
Organize directional information so people can navigate a physical environment using consistent signs, naming, and decision-point cues.
View career → Wayfinding designer