Career profile · SOC 15-1255

Web and Digital Interface Designers

Design digital user interfaces or websites. Develop and test layouts, interfaces, functionality, and navigation menus to ensure compatibility and usability across browsers or devices.

Median salary
$98,090
per year
Growth outlook
Average
BLS 10-yr
Education
Bachelor's degree
AI exposure
8.1/10
automation risk

Salary distribution (US)

Real salary data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The p10–p90 spread tells you more than the median alone.

Bottom 10%
$55,680
25th %ile
$74,580
Median
$98,090
75th %ile
$128,640
Top 10%
$158,000

Top skills

Active Listening Critical Thinking Complex Problem Solving Judgment and Decision Making Time Management Active Learning Reading Comprehension Coordination Writing Speaking

Knowledge you'll build

  • Computers and Electronics
  • Design
  • Communications and Media
  • English Language
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Fine Arts
  • Administration and Management
  • Education and Training

A day in the life

Your morning kicks off with a design review meeting where you walk stakeholders through wireframes and interactive prototypes you built in Figma. You spend the middle of the day refining responsive layouts, choosing color palettes, and creating micro-animations that make buttons and menus feel alive. After lunch you jump into user-testing sessions, watching real people navigate your designs and jotting down where they get confused. By the end of the day you are pushing CSS and HTML tweaks, collaborating with developers to make sure every pixel matches your vision across phones, tablets, and desktops.

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