3D Animation

Median Annual Income

$98,540

Projected Job Growth

+8 %

Career Cluster(s)

Digital Technology

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

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.

Median Annual Income

$98,540

Projected Job Growth

+8 %

Career Cluster(s)

Digital Technology

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Design core features of video games. Specify innovative game and role-play mechanics, story lines, and character biographies. Create and maintain design documentation. Guide and collaborate with production staff to produce games as designed.

Median Annual Income

$106,500

Projected Job Growth

+5 %

Career Cluster(s)

Arts, Entertainment, & Design

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Formulate design concepts and presentation approaches for visual productions and media, such as print, broadcasting, video, and film. Direct workers engaged in artwork or layout design.

Median Annual Income

$76,250

Projected Job Growth

+3 %

Career Cluster(s)

Energy & Natural Resources

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Design and develop manufactured products, such as cars, home appliances, and children's toys. Combine artistic talent with research on product use, marketing, and materials to create the most functional and appealing product design.

Median Annual Income

$58,910

Projected Job Growth

+3 %

Career Cluster(s)

Arts, Entertainment, & Design

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Design or create graphics to meet specific commercial or promotional needs, such as packaging, displays, or logos. May use a variety of mediums to achieve artistic or decorative effects.

Median Annual Income

$82,510

Projected Job Growth

+8 %

Career Cluster(s)

Arts, Entertainment, & Design

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Produce or direct stage, television, radio, video, or film productions for entertainment, information, or instruction. Responsible for creative decisions, such as interpretation of script, choice of actors or guests, set design, sound, special effects, and choreography.

Median Annual Income

$82,510

Projected Job Growth

+8 %

Career Cluster(s)

Arts, Entertainment, & Design

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Coordinate activities of technical departments, such as taping, editing, engineering, and maintenance, to produce radio or television programs.

Median Annual Income

$40,760

Projected Job Growth

+4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Marketing & Sales

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Photograph people, landscapes, merchandise, or other subjects. May use lighting equipment to enhance a subject's appearance. May use editing software to produce finished images and prints. Includes commercial and industrial photographers, scientific photographers, and photojournalists.

Median Annual Income

$66,600

Projected Job Growth

+5 %

Career Cluster(s)

Arts, Entertainment, & Design

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Edit moving images on film, video, or other media. May work with a producer or director to organize images for final production. May edit or synchronize soundtracks with images.

Median Annual Income

$51,290

Projected Job Growth

-13 %

Career Cluster(s)

Management & Entrepreneurship

Most Common Education Level

Associate's degree

Format typescript and graphic elements using computer software to produce publication-ready material.