Computers and math
UX designer
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 pay
$104,000
Growth to 2035
+6%
faster than average
Openings a year
8,300
Time to qualify*
14 months
* From a bachelor's degree in an unrelated field.
Pay
UX designer
Getting in
- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
- On-the-job training
- None
- Prior experience
- None
- Required
- No license; a portfolio of case studies is the gate
What the work is like
Dealing with the public
Unpleasant or angry people
Time pressure
Cost of a mistake
Freedom to make decisions
Repeating the same tasks
Time sitting
Time standing
Outdoors in all weather
UX designer: 9% usually work over 40 hours a week
Core tasks
- Identify problems uncovered by testing or customer feedback, and correct problems or refer problems to appropriate personnel for correction.
- Design, build, or maintain Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media.
- Write supporting code for Web applications or Web sites.
- Perform Web site tests according to planned schedules, or after any Web site or product revision.
- Collaborate with web development professionals, such as front-end or back-end developers, to complete the full scope of Web development projects.
- Develop new visual design concepts and modify concepts based on stakeholder feedback.
- Maintain understanding of current Web technologies or programming practices through continuing education, reading, or participation in professional conferences, workshops, or groups.
- Respond to user email inquiries, or set up automated systems to send responses.
Also called: UI Developer (User Interface Developer) · UX Developer (User Experience Developer) · UX Engineer (User Experience Engineer) · Web Administration Coordinator (Web Admin Coordinator) · Web Architect · Web Content Developer · Web Content Specialist · Web Design Specialist
Outlook and AI
UX designers held 132,700 jobs in 2025. BLS projects 140,800 by 2035 (+6%, faster than average; all jobs: +3.5%).
Productivity change - share decreases as improvements in design tools, including improvements in design capabilities of generative artificial intelligence (AI), enhance productivity of these workers.