Desktop Publishing

Median Annual Income

$84,960

Projected Job Growth

+9 %

Career Cluster(s)

Digital Technology

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Develop and implement websites, web applications, application databases, and interactive web interfaces. Evaluate code to ensure that it is properly structured, meets industry standards, and is compatible with browsers and devices. Optimize website performance, scalability, and server-side code and processes. May develop website infrastructure and integrate websites with other computer applications.

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

$104,920

Projected Job Growth

+11 %

Career Cluster(s)

Digital Technology

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Manage web environment design, deployment, development and maintenance activities. Perform testing and quality assurance of web sites and web applications.

Median Annual Income

$99,060

Projected Job Growth

+4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Arts, Entertainment, & Design

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Create special effects or animations using film, video, computers, or other electronic tools and media for use in products, such as computer games, movies, music videos, and commercials.

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

$75,020

Projected Job Growth

-2 %

Career Cluster(s)

Arts, Entertainment, & Design

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Plan, coordinate, revise, or edit written material. May review proposals and drafts for possible publication.

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

$37,450

Projected Job Growth

-15 %

Career Cluster(s)

Management & Entrepreneurship

Most Common Education Level

High school diploma or equivalent

Operate one or more of a variety of office machines, such as photocopying, photographic, and duplicating machines, or other office machines.

Median Annual Income

$48,790

Projected Job Growth

-3 %

Career Cluster(s)

Arts, Entertainment, & Design

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Read transcript or proof type setup to detect and mark for correction any grammatical, typographical, or compositional errors. Excludes workers whose primary duty is editing copy. Includes proofreaders of braille.

Median Annual Income

$45,070

Projected Job Growth

-19 %

Career Cluster(s)

Arts, Entertainment, & Design

Most Common Education Level

Postsecondary certificate

Format and proof text and images submitted by designers and clients into finished pages that can be printed. Includes digital and photo typesetting. May produce printing plates.