# 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.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 15-1255.00
- **Summary:** 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.

## Aliases

- Web Architect
- Web Design Specialist
- Web Designer
- Webmaster
- Technology Applications Engineer
- Computer Graphic Artist
- Computer Graphic Designer
- Content Manager
- Digital Designer
- Experience Designer
- Front End Developer
- Front End Web Developer

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Collaborate with management or users to develop e-commerce strategies and to integrate these strategies with Web sites. | n/a | 4.A.4.a.2.e |
| Collaborate with web development professionals, such as front-end or back-end developers, to complete the full scope of Web development projects. | n/a | 4.A.4.a.2.h |
| Communicate with network personnel or Web site hosting agencies to address hardware or software issues affecting Web sites. | n/a | 4.A.4.b.1.a |
| Conduct user research to determine design requirements and analyze user feedback to improve design quality. | n/a | 4.A.1.a.1.n |
| Confer with management or development teams to prioritize needs, resolve conflicts, develop content criteria, or choose solutions. | n/a | 4.A.4.b.1.a |
| Create searchable indices for Web page content. | n/a | 4.A.2.b.2.b |
| Create Web models or prototypes that include physical, interface, logical, or data models. | n/a | 4.A.3.b.2.d |
| Design, build, or maintain Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media. | n/a | 4.A.2.b.2.b |
| Develop and document style guidelines for Web site content. | n/a | 4.A.3.b.2.a |
| Develop new visual design concepts and modify concepts based on stakeholder feedback. | n/a | 4.A.2.b.1.i |
| Develop or implement procedures for ongoing Web site revision. | n/a | 4.A.3.b.2.a |
| Develop system interaction or sequence diagrams. | n/a | 4.A.2.b.2.o |

## Emerging Tasks


## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Collaborate with others to develop or implement marketing strategies. | 4.A.4.a.2.e |
| Collaborate with others to determine design specifications or details. | 4.A.4.a.2.h |
| Collaborate with others to resolve information technology issues. | 4.A.4.b.1.a |
| Provide technical support for computer network issues. | 4.A.4.b.6.d |
| Gather customer or product information to determine customer needs. | 4.A.1.a.1.n |
| Analyze operational data to evaluate operations, processes or products. | 4.A.2.a.4.g |
| Design websites or web applications. | 4.A.2.b.2.b |
| Develop models of information or communications systems. | 4.A.3.b.2.d |
| Update website content. | 4.A.3.b.1.f |
| Develop specifications or procedures for website development or maintenance. | 4.A.3.b.2.a |
| Document design or development procedures. | 4.A.3.b.6.i |
| Implement design or process improvements. | 4.A.2.b.1.i |
| Prepare graphics or other visual representations of information. | 4.A.2.b.2.o |
| Develop diagrams or flow charts of system operation. | 4.A.2.b.2.o |
| Test software performance. | 4.A.1.b.2.h |
| Develop testing routines or procedures. | 4.A.3.b.2.f |
| Create images or other visual displays. | 4.A.2.b.2.o |
| Develop detailed project plans. | 4.A.2.b.6.b |
| Supervise information technology personnel. | 4.A.4.b.4.a |
| Document network-related activities or tasks. | 4.A.3.b.6.i |
| Troubleshoot issues with computer applications or systems. | 4.A.3.b.1.d |
| Resolve computer software problems. | 4.A.3.b.1.d |
| Update knowledge about emerging industry or technology trends. | 4.A.2.b.3.a |
| Conduct research to gain information about products or processes. | 4.A.1.a.1.t |
| Provide customer service to clients or users. | 4.A.4.a.3.c |
| Write reports or evaluations. | 4.A.3.b.6.c |
| Write computer programming code. | 4.A.3.b.1.a |

## Capabilities


## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| TypeScript | Specialized Skill |
| Adobe Photoshop | Specialized Skill |
| Adobe Illustrator | Specialized Skill |
| Vue.js | Specialized Skill |
| Unix Shell | Specialized Skill |
| Unix | Specialized Skill |
| Transact-SQL | Specialized Skill |
| Spring Framework | Specialized Skill |
| Spring Boot | Specialized Skill |
| Shell Script | Specialized Skill |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | Specialized Skill |
| PostgreSQL | Specialized Skill |
| Node.js | Specialized Skill |
| NoSQL | Specialized Skill |
| MySQL | Specialized Skill |
| MongoDB | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Windows | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Visual Studio | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Visio | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft SharePoint | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Project | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Access | Specialized Skill |
| Linux | Specialized Skill |
| Junit | Specialized Skill |
| JQuery | Specialized Skill |
| Google Docs | Specialized Skill |
| Google Analytics | Specialized Skill |
| Github | Specialized Skill |
| Elasticsearch | Specialized Skill |
| Cisco WebEx | Specialized Skill |
| Atlassian Confluence | Specialized Skill |
| Apple IOS | Specialized Skill |
| Apache Tomcat | Specialized Skill |
| Apache Spark | Specialized Skill |
| Apache Maven | Specialized Skill |
| Apache Kafka | Specialized Skill |
| Apache Hive | Specialized Skill |
| Apache Hadoop | Specialized Skill |
| Apache Cassandra | Specialized Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adobe Creative Cloud software | Graphics or photo imaging software | yes | yes |
| Adobe Illustrator | Graphics or photo imaging software | yes | yes |
| Adobe Photoshop | Graphics or photo imaging software | yes | yes |
| Atlassian JIRA | Content workflow software | yes | yes |
| Cascading style sheets CSS | Web platform development software | yes | yes |
| Figma | Graphical user interface development software | yes | yes |
| Google Angular | Web platform development software | yes | yes |
| Hypertext markup language HTML | Web platform development software | yes | yes |
| JavaScript | Web platform development software | yes | yes |
| React | Web platform development software | yes | yes |
| TypeScript | Object or component oriented development software | yes | yes |
| Adobe Acrobat | Document management software | yes | no |
| Adobe After Effects | Video creation and editing software | yes | no |
| Adobe InDesign | Desktop publishing software | yes | no |
| AJAX | Web platform development software | yes | no |
| Amazon DynamoDB | Data base management system software | yes | no |
| Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2 | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Amazon Redshift | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormation | Cloud-based management software | yes | no |
| Amazon Web Services AWS software | Data base user interface and query software | yes | no |
| Ansible software | Expert system software | yes | no |
| Apache Cassandra | Data base management system software | yes | no |
| Apache Hadoop | Data base management system software | yes | no |
| Apache Hive | Data base management system software | yes | no |
| Apache Kafka | Development environment software | yes | no |
| Apache Maven | Development environment software | yes | no |
| Apache Spark | Object or component oriented development software | yes | no |
| Apache Subversion SVN | File versioning software | yes | no |
| Apache Tomcat | Web platform development software | yes | no |
| Apple iOS | Operating system software | yes | no |
| Apple macOS | Operating system software | yes | no |
| Atlassian Confluence | Project management software | yes | no |
| Bash | Operating system software | yes | no |
| Bootstrap | Web platform development software | yes | no |
| C | Development environment software | yes | no |
| C# | Object or component oriented development software | yes | no |
| C++ | Object or component oriented development software | yes | no |
| Chef | Configuration management software | yes | no |
| Cisco Webex | Video conferencing software | yes | no |
| Django | Web platform development software | yes | no |

## Work Context


## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 4
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- **Education:** Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
- **Experience:** A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- **Svp Range:** (7.0 to < 8.0)

### Education Distribution


## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | specific_interest_area | 6.3 |
| Applied Arts and Design | specific_interest_area | 5.49 |
| Dependability | work_style | 5 |
| Investigative | career_interest_type | 4.88 |
| Visual Arts | specific_interest_area | 4.68 |
| Artistic | career_interest_type | 4.48 |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 4.4 |
| Attention to Detail | work_style | 4 |
| Media | specific_interest_area | 3.56 |
| Enterprising | career_interest_type | 3.13 |
| Marketing/Advertising | specific_interest_area | 3.04 |
| Intellectual Curiosity | work_style | 3 |
| Realistic | career_interest_type | 2.59 |
| Mathematics/Statistics | specific_interest_area | 2.51 |
| Innovation | work_style | 2.51 |
| Adaptability | work_style | 2.3 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15-1254.00 | role-15-1254-00 | Web Developers | Primary-Short |
| 15-1299.01 | role-15-1299-01 | Web Administrators | Primary-Short |
| 15-1252.00 | role-15-1252-00 | Software Developers | Primary-Short |
| 15-1251.00 | role-15-1251-00 | Computer Programmers | Primary-Short |
| 15-1299.08 | role-15-1299-08 | Computer Systems Engineers/Architects | Primary-Short |
| 15-1242.00 | role-15-1242-00 | Database Administrators | Primary-Long |
| 15-1243.00 | role-15-1243-00 | Database Architects | Primary-Long |
| 27-1024.00 | role-27-1024-00 | Graphic Designers | Primary-Long |
| 15-1211.00 | role-15-1211-00 | Computer Systems Analysts | Primary-Long |
| 15-1255.01 | role-15-1255-01 | Video Game Designers | Primary-Long |
| 13-1161.01 | role-13-1161-01 | Search Marketing Strategists | Supplemental |
| 15-1253.00 | role-15-1253-00 | Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Arts, Entertainment, & Design | arts-entertainment-design |
| Digital Technology | digital-technology |

## Education Level

- **Category:** Bachelor's degree

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | business-management-marketing-and-related-support-services |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs | communication-journalism-and-related-programs |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services | computer-and-information-sciences-and-support-services |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | multi-interdisciplinary-studies |
| Visual and Performing Arts | visual-and-performing-arts |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 98090
- **Mean Wage:** 111450
- **Pct10Wage:** 47840
- **Pct25Wage:** 64990
- **Pct75Wage:** 141860
- **Pct90Wage:** 192180
- **Employment:** 111400
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 51 | 51 | Information | Sector | 34540 | 120580 | 16.44 |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 31850 | 93040 | 4.09 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 6190 | 108200 | 3.05 |
| 52 | 52 | Finance and Insurance | Sector | 6060 | 121710 | 1.35 |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector | 5900 | 86990 | 1.35 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 5430 | 112110 | 0.83 |
| 44-45 | 44-45 | Retail Trade | Sector | 5130 | 69280 | 0.46 |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 4290 | 99660 | 0.47 |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 4100 | 73250 | 0.42 |
| 561320 | 561320 | Temporary Help Services | National industry | 2730 | 127410 | 1.43 |
| 81 | 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | Sector | 2580 | 75370 | 0.81 |
| 71 | 71 | Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | Sector | 1390 | 59650 | 0.73 |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 51 | 51 | Information | Sector | 34540 | 16.44 |
| 513110 | 513110 | Newspaper Publishers | National industry | 580 | 8.86 |
| 516120 | 516120 | Television Broadcasting Stations | National industry | 360 | 7.68 |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 31850 | 4.09 |
| 516110 | 516110 | Radio Broadcasting Stations | National industry | 130 | 3.47 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 6190 | 3.05 |
| 541720 | 541720 | Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities | National industry | 130 | 2.96 |
| 711110 | 711110 | Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters | National industry | 120 | 2.29 |
- **Count:** 34

## Ai Signals


## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 90
- **Percentile:** 95
- **Band:** High
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 95 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 86 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 2

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 1 | 95 | High | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.2940247387286297 | 86 | High | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0.6666666666666666
- **Beta:** 0.8333333333333333
- **Gamma:** 1

### Usage Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent |
| --- | --- |
| Design, build, or maintain Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media. | 2.361765587961004 |
| Maintain understanding of current Web technologies or programming practices through continuing education, reading, or participation in professional conferences, workshops, or groups. | 0.4348647749261531 |
| Write supporting code for Web applications or Web sites. | 0.41103656808088446 |
| Develop Web site maps, application models, image templates, or page templates that meet project goals, user needs, or industry standards. | 0.12222226787012805 |
| Develop or implement procedures for ongoing Web site revision. | 0.1037348660074196 |
| Identify or maintain links to and from other Web sites and check links to ensure proper functioning. | 0.05217555636808828 |
- **Usage Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 7
- **Growth Percentile:** 85
- **Direction:** Growing fast
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 9.1
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 61
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 128.9
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 137.9

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 30
- **Skills:** 97
- **Capabilities:** 0
- **Tools:** 236
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** bf97a83773dc1ea3