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. 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.
- O*NET-SOC code
15-1255.00 - Preparation Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Wages
Median annual wage, U.S.$104,000
Employment, U.S.113,330
Median hourly wage$50.00
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $53,750 | $73,290 | $104,000 | $158,820 | $201,550 |
By state (48)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 130 | $51,860 | 0.09 |
| Alaska | 30 | $71,300 | 0.15 |
| Arizona | 810 | $98,070 | 0.35 |
| California | 27,090 | $136,110 | 2.04 |
| Colorado | 3,250 | $95,880 | 1.55 |
| Connecticut | 1,060 | $94,660 | 0.86 |
| Delaware | 130 | $93,880 | 0.36 |
| District of Columbia | 480 | $107,650 | 0.94 |
| Florida | 4,620 | $77,730 | 0.64 |
| Georgia | 2,800 | $103,810 | 0.79 |
| Hawaii | 50 | Not available | 0.11 |
| Idaho | 340 | $64,250 | 0.55 |
| Illinois | 2,050 | $85,710 | 0.46 |
| Indiana | 1,160 | $63,430 | 0.50 |
| Iowa | 670 | $69,060 | 0.59 |
| Kansas | 200 | $70,620 | 0.19 |
| Kentucky | 590 | $77,000 | 0.40 |
| Louisiana | 170 | $68,790 | 0.12 |
| Maine | 380 | Not available | 0.80 |
| Maryland | 1,310 | $96,760 | 0.65 |
| Massachusetts | 2,740 | $113,540 | 1.03 |
| Michigan | 1,750 | $81,010 | 0.54 |
| Minnesota | 1,520 | $82,650 | 0.71 |
| Mississippi | 230 | $48,550 | 0.28 |
| Missouri | 1,210 | $70,970 | 0.57 |
| Montana | 100 | $77,030 | 0.28 |
| Nebraska | 720 | $65,520 | 0.96 |
| Nevada | 1,180 | $80,120 | 1.05 |
| New Hampshire | 430 | $111,150 | 0.86 |
| New Jersey | 2,170 | $95,310 | 0.69 |
| New Mexico | 200 | $53,300 | 0.32 |
| New York | 16,560 | $120,990 | 2.35 |
| North Carolina | 3,400 | $97,990 | 0.94 |
| North Dakota | 40 | $64,260 | 0.12 |
| Ohio | 2,520 | $83,360 | 0.62 |
| Oklahoma | 340 | $76,440 | 0.28 |
| Oregon | 1,230 | $102,220 | 0.86 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,820 | $104,160 | 0.64 |
| Rhode Island | 240 | $105,990 | 0.66 |
| South Carolina | 800 | $80,930 | 0.48 |
| Tennessee | 3,610 | $63,510 | 1.51 |
| Texas | 5,910 | $102,650 | 0.58 |
| Utah | 1,060 | $99,990 | 0.84 |
| Virginia | 1,990 | $77,140 | 0.67 |
| Washington | 11,580 | $130,480 | 4.47 |
| West Virginia | 200 | $71,880 | 0.40 |
| Wisconsin | 880 | $95,340 | 0.41 |
| Wyoming | 110 | $67,020 | 0.53 |
Similar occupations
Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
| # | Occupation | Job Zone | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Document Management Specialists | 4 | 0.956 |
| 2 | Software Developers | 4 | 0.954 |
| 3 | Project Management Specialists | 4 | 0.951 |
| 4 | Web Administrators | 4 | 0.950 |
| 5 | Information Technology Project Managers | 4 | 0.950 |
| 6 | Search Marketing Strategists | 4 | 0.948 |
| 7 | Online Merchants | 4 | 0.946 |
| 8 | Information Security Analysts | 4 | 0.946 |
| 9 | Database Administrators | 4 | 0.945 |
| 10 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | 4 | 0.944 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Web and Digital Interface Designers, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | Persuasion | 0.88 | 0.944 |
| Business Intelligence Analysts | Mathematics | 1.38 | 0.943 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | Reading Comprehension | 1.00 | 0.939 |
| Data Warehousing Specialists | Programming | 3.75 | 0.935 |
| Brokerage Clerks | Mathematics | 1.00 | 0.932 |
| Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists | Instructing | 1.00 | 0.930 |
| Bill and Account Collectors | Persuasion | 1.00 | 0.928 |
| Prepress Technicians and Workers | Operations Monitoring | 1.00 | 0.925 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Web and Digital Interface Designers, excluding software Web and Digital Interface Designers already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Marketo Marketing Automation | 8 of 20 | 12.3x |
| IBM DB2 | 6 of 20 | 21.3x |
| Citrix cloud computing software | 7 of 20 | 10.1x |
| Firewall software | 6 of 20 | 13.8x |
| WordPress | 6 of 20 | 13.2x |
| Veritas NetBackup | 6 of 20 | 12.0x |
| Microsoft Exchange | 8 of 20 | 6.3x |
| Microsoft Active Directory | 5 of 20 | 16.5x |
| Google Looker Analytics | 4 of 20 | 30.8x |
| Oracle SQL Developer | 4 of 20 | 30.8x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 3.50 | 3.50 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 3.50 | 3.38 |
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 3.38 | 3.50 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 3.38 | 3.50 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 3.38 | 3.38 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 3.25 | not rated |
| Writing | Essential skill | 3.12 | 3.50 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 3.12 | 3.38 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 3.12 | 3.38 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.00 | not rated |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 3.38 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 2.75 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 3.12 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 3.00 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 2.62 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.62 | not rated |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 2.62 | 2.50 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 2.62 | 2.50 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 2.62 | 2.38 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 2.50 | 2.62 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 2.50 | 2.00 |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 2.38 | not rated |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 2.38 | 2.50 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 2.25 | 2.12 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 1.75 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 1.75 |
| Science | Essential skill | 1.88 | not rated |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 1.38 | not rated |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 1.25 | not rated |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 1.25 | not rated |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 1.25 | not rated |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Computers and Electronics | 3.96 | 5.54 |
| English Language | 3.84 | 4.95 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 3.57 | 4.36 |
| Administration and Management | 3.11 | 4.04 |
| Sales and Marketing | 2.89 | 3.58 |
| Design | 2.78 | 4.17 |
| Production and Processing | 2.40 | 3.36 |
| Administrative | 2.39 | 3.48 |
| Mathematics | 2.38 | 3.41 |
| Communications and Media | 2.35 | 2.72 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 2.29 | 3.34 |
| Economics and Accounting | 2.28 | 2.12 |
| Telecommunications | 2.17 | 2.30 |
| Engineering and Technology | 2.11 | 1.98 |
| Education and Training | 2.02 | 2.38 |
| Law and Government | 1.90 | 1.87 |
| Geography | 1.56 | not rated |
| Transportation | 1.42 | 0.69 |
| Public Safety and Security | 1.36 | not rated |
| Psychology | 1.25 | not rated |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 1.24 | not rated |
| Fine Arts | 1.14 | not rated |
| Foreign Language | 1.05 | not rated |
| History and Archeology | 1.04 | not rated |
| Philosophy and Theology | 1.02 | not rated |
| Biology | 1.01 | not rated |
| Physics | 1.01 | not rated |
| Therapy and Counseling | 1.01 | not rated |
| Building and Construction | 1.00 | not rated |
| Chemistry | 1.00 | not rated |
| Food Production | 1.00 | not rated |
| Mechanical | 1.00 | not rated |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1.00 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Written Comprehension | 3.75 | 4.12 |
| Near Vision | 3.62 | 3.62 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 3.62 | 3.50 |
| Oral Comprehension | 3.50 | 4.00 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 3.50 | 3.38 |
| Written Expression | 3.38 | 3.75 |
| Oral Expression | 3.38 | 3.62 |
| Information Ordering | 3.38 | 3.50 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.38 | 3.38 |
| Originality | 3.25 | 3.38 |
| Speech Recognition | 3.25 | 3.12 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Category Flexibility | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Selective Attention | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Speech Clarity | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Perceptual Speed | 2.62 | 2.75 |
| Visualization | 2.62 | 2.75 |
| Far Vision | 2.62 | 2.62 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 2.62 | 2.62 |
| Speed of Closure | 2.50 | 2.62 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 2.38 | 2.38 |
| Number Facility | 2.38 | 2.38 |
| Time Sharing | 2.38 | 2.25 |
| Finger Dexterity | 2.12 | 1.50 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 2.00 | 1.62 |
| Auditory Attention | 1.88 | 1.38 |
| Control Precision | 1.88 | 1.12 |
| Trunk Strength | 1.88 | 1.12 |
| Manual Dexterity | 1.75 | 1.38 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 1.75 | 1.25 |
| Depth Perception | 1.75 | 1.25 |
| Memorization | 1.75 | 1.25 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 1.62 | 0.75 |
| Dynamic Strength | 1.50 | 0.62 |
| Spatial Orientation | 1.12 | not rated |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Explosive Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
| Extent Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Glare Sensitivity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Gross Body Coordination | 1.00 | not rated |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 1.00 | not rated |
| Multilimb Coordination | 1.00 | not rated |
| Night Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Peripheral Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Rate Control | 1.00 | not rated |
| Reaction Time | 1.00 | not rated |
| Response Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Sound Localization | 1.00 | not rated |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.00 | not rated |
| Stamina | 1.00 | not rated |
| Static Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Adobe Creative Cloud software in demand
- Adobe Illustrator in demand
- Adobe Photoshop in demand
- Atlassian JIRA in demand
- Cascading style sheets CSS in demand
- Figma in demand
- Google Angular in demand
- Hypertext markup language HTML in demand
- JavaScript in demand
- React in demand
- TypeScript in demand
- Adobe XD in demand
- AJAX hot
- Adobe Acrobat hot
- Adobe After Effects hot
- Adobe InDesign hot
- Amazon DynamoDB hot
- Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2 hot
- Amazon Redshift hot
- Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormation hot
- Amazon Web Services AWS software hot
- Ansible software hot
- Apache Cassandra hot
- Apache Hadoop hot
- Apache Hive hot
- Apache Kafka hot
- Apache Maven hot
- Apache Spark hot
- Apache Subversion SVN hot
- Apache Tomcat hot
All 236
- Apple iOS hot
- Apple macOS hot
- Atlassian Confluence hot
- Bash hot
- Bootstrap hot
- C hot
- C# hot
- C++ hot
- Chef hot
- Cisco Webex hot
- Django hot
- Docker hot
- Eclipse IDE hot
- Elasticsearch hot
- Extensible markup language XML hot
- Git hot
- GitHub hot
- Go hot
- Google Analytics hot
- Google Android hot
- Google Docs hot
- Hibernate ORM hot
- HubSpot software hot
- IBM SPSS Statistics hot
- JUnit hot
- JavaScript Object Notation JSON hot
- Linux hot
- Microsoft .NET Framework hot
- Microsoft ASP.NET hot
- Microsoft Access hot
- Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP hot
- Microsoft Azure software hot
- Microsoft Excel hot
- Microsoft Office software hot
- Microsoft PowerShell hot
- Microsoft Project hot
- Microsoft SQL Server hot
- Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services SSIS hot
- Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS hot
- Microsoft SharePoint hot
- Microsoft Visio hot
- Microsoft Visual Basic hot
- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA hot
- Microsoft Visual Studio hot
- Microsoft Windows hot
- Microsoft Windows Server hot
- MongoDB hot
- MySQL hot
- NoSQL hot
- Node.js hot
- Oracle Database hot
- Oracle Java hot
- Oracle Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition J2EE hot
- Oracle PL/SQL hot
- Oracle PeopleSoft hot
- Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management hot
- PHP hot
- Perl hot
- PostgreSQL hot
- Puppet hot
- Python hot
- R hot
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux hot
- Red Hat OpenShift hot
- Ruby hot
- SAP software hot
- SAS hot
- Salesforce software hot
- Scala hot
- Selenium hot
- Shell script hot
- Slack hot
- Splunk Enterprise hot
- Spring Boot hot
- Spring Framework hot
- Structured query language SQL hot
- Swift hot
- Tableau hot
- Teradata Database hot
- The MathWorks MATLAB hot
- Transact-SQL hot
- Trimble SketchUp Pro hot
- UNIX hot
- UNIX Shell hot
- Vue.js hot
- jQuery hot
- 3M Post-it App
- Adobe ActionScript
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Adobe Flex
- Advanced business application programming ABAP
- Airtable
- Amazon Kinesis
- Amazon Simple Storage Service S3
- Apache Ant
- Apache Groovy
- Apache HTTP Server
- Apache Pig
- Apache Solr
- Apache Struts
- Apple Cocoa
- Apple Keynote
- Atlassian Bamboo
- Axure RP
- Backbone.js
- Blackboard software
- Blink
- Chatbot software
- Common business oriented language COBOL
- Common gateway interface CGI
- Customer information control system CICS
- Delphi Technology
- Dropbox
- Drupal
- Dynamic hypertext markup language DHTML
- Enterprise JavaBeans
- Evernote
- Ext JS
- Extensible hypertext markup language XHTML
- Extensible stylesheet language XSL
- Extensible stylesheet language transformations XSLT
- FileMaker Pro
- FlexBox
- Flipgrid
- Google Ads
- Google Drive
- Google Meet
- Google Sites
- Google Slides
- HashiCorp Vagrant
- Hewlett Packard HP-UX
- Hewlett Packard LoadRunner
- IBM Cognos Impromptu
- IBM Domino
- IBM InfoSphere DataStage
- IBM Informix
- IBM Notes
- IBM Power Systems software
- IBM Rational Rose XDE
- IBM WebSphere
- InVision software
- Integrated development environment IDE software
- JamBoard
- Jekyll
- JetBrains PhpStorm
- Job control language JCL
- Jupyter Notebook
- Kapwing
- KornShell
- LAMP Stack
- MarkLogic
- MeteorJS
- MicroStrategy
- Microsoft ASP.NET Core MVC
- Microsoft ActiveX
- Microsoft Commerce Server
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)
- Microsoft Publisher
- Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
- Microsoft Visual Basic.NET
- Microsoft Visual C# .NET
- Microsoft Visual InterDev
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe
- Moodle
- Nagios
- Nearpod
- NetSuite ERP
- NortonLifeLock cybersecurity software
- Nunjucks
- Objective C
- Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
- Oracle Eloqua
- Oracle Fusion Applications
- Oracle Fusion Middleware
- Oracle Hyperion
- Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
- Oracle JDBC
- Oracle JavaServer Pages JSP
- Oracle Solaris
- Oracle WebLogic Server
- Perforce Helix software
- PhantomJS
- Qlik Tech QlikView
- Quest Erwin Data Modeler
- Red Hat WildFly
- Relational database management software
- RequireJS
- Ruby on Rails
- SAP Business Objects
- SAP Crystal Reports
- Salesforce Visualforce
- Screencast-O-Matic
- Screencastify
- Sitecore CMS
- Skype
- SmugMug Flickr
- Social media sites
- Travis
- Ubuntu
- Unified modeling language UML
- UserZoom
- WeVideo
- Wireshark
- YouTube
- Zend Framework
Where it concentrates
Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.
| Metro area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 10,330 | 6.80 | $133,760 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 4,400 | 5.32 | $201,260 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 6,630 | 3.83 | $163,810 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2,500 | 3.12 | $63,510 |
| Boulder, CO | 360 | 2.54 | $139,900 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 210 | 2.24 | $95,070 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 14,990 | 2.17 | $119,190 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 510 | 2.05 | $133,340 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 9,220 | 2.02 | $106,550 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 2,120 | 1.81 | $98,330 |