Web and digital interface designers

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2020 Workforce

60.1k

Average Age

36.9

Average Salary

$61,329

Average Male Salary

$66,286

Average Female Salary

$54,869

About

Web and digital interface designers are most often employed by the Computer Systems Design industry. The average yearly wage for Web and digital interface designers was $61,329 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Web and digital interface designers by wage are Conservation scientists & foresters, Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers, and Buyers & purchasing agents, farm products.

Web and digital interface designers are part of the Computer & mathematical occupations, along with Computer systems analysts, Information security analysts, Computer and information research scientists, Computer support specialists, Computer network architects, and 11 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Web and digital interface designers are South of Market & Potrero PUMA, CA, District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC, and Queen Anne & Magnolia PUMA, WA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Web and digital interface designers are South of Market & Potrero PUMA, CA, Capitol Hill PUMA, WA, and New Brunswick City, South River & Highland Park Boroughs PUMA, NJ.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Web and digital interface designers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Computer Systems Design is the industry that employs the most Web and digital interface designers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Web and digital interface designers, by average wage, is Department stores. Web and digital interface designers are paid most in Fulton County (Central)Atlanta City (North) PUMA, GA but are relatively concentrated in South of Market & Potrero PUMA, CA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$61,329

AVERAGE SALARY

± $4,989

In 2020, Web and digital interface designers earned an average of $61,329, $5,375 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Conservation scientists & foresters make somewhat more than Web and digital interface designers while Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Web and digital interface designers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.39

WAGE GINI

In 2019, Web and digital interface designers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.39, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Web and digital interface designers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Web and digital interface designers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Web and digital interface designers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Web and digital interface designers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Web and digital interface designers, by number of employees, are Computer Systems Design, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Management, scientific & technical consulting services, Advertising, public relations & related services, Electronic shopping and mail-order houses, Telecommunications, except wired telecommunications carriers , Specialized design services, Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals, Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services, Data processing, hosting & related services, and Insurance carriers.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Web and digital interface designers, by average wage, are Department stores, Software publishing, and Aircraft & parts manufacturing.

Industries by Share

60.1k

2020 Workforce

± 6,016

0.401%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 14.1%

The number of people employed as Web and digital interface designers has been growing at a rate of 0.401%, from 59,835 people in 2019 to 60,075 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Web and digital interface designers employed by various industries. Computer Systems Design employs the largest share of Web and digital interface designers at 29.4%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 6.89% and Management, scientific & technical consulting services with 4.73%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Web and digital interface designers in the US. The average age of male Web and digital interface designers in the workforce is 37.1 and of female Web and digital interface designers is 36.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Web and digital interface designers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

34k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 4,526

26.1k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 3,965

56.6% of Web and digital interface designers are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Web and digital interface designers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Web and digital interface designers

White (Non-Hispanic)
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

67.9% of Web and digital interface designers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 11.3% of Web and digital interface designers, Asian (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Web and digital interface designers.

Age by Sex

37.1

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.41

36.6

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.79

The median age of Web and digital interface designers is 36.9, and Male employees are generally 0.528 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Web and digital interface designers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Web and digital interface designers is Visual & Performing Arts but a relatively high number of Web and digital interface designers hold a major in Communication Technologies.