Web & Digital Interface Designers

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Web Architect, Web Design Specialist, Web Designer, Webmaster

What they 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.
On the job, you would:
  • 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.

Knowledge

Engineering and Technology

  • computers and electronics

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Business

  • customer service
  • management

Skills

Basic Skills

  • reading work related information
  • thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

People and Technology Systems

  • thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one

Abilities

Verbal

  • read and understand what is written
  • listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

  • notice when problems happen
  • use rules to solve problems

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.

They do well at jobs that need:

  • Innovation
  • Adaptability
  • Intellectual Curiosity
  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Cooperation

Technology

You might use software like this on the job:

Web platform development software

  • Bootstrap
  • Vue.js

Data base user interface and query software

  • Blackboard software
  • Transact-SQL

Development environment software

  • Apache Maven
  • Oracle Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition J2EE

Education

bachelor's degree or
certificate after college
usually needed

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Job Outlook

Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.

Salary:

$104,000
$53,750
$201,550
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