Graphic Designers

Also called: Designer, Graphic Artist, Graphic Designer,

What they do:

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.

On the job, you would:

Determine size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, and select style and size of type.
Confer with clients to discuss and determine layout design.
Create designs, concepts, and sample layouts, based on knowledge of layout principles and esthetic design concepts.

Engineering and Technology

design
computers and electronics

Communications

multimedia

Arts and Humanities

English language
music, dance, visual arts, drama, or sculpture

Business

customer service

Basic Skills

listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
talking to others

Problem Solving

noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Verbal

communicate by speaking
listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

create new and original ideas
come up with lots of ideas

People interested in this work like activities that include creating, designing, and making your own rules.

They do well at jobs that need:

Attention to Detail
Innovation
Dependability
Initiative
Achievement/Effort
Adaptability/Flexibility

You might use software like this on the job:

Graphics or photo imaging software

Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Cloud
Trimble SketchUp Pro

Video creation and editing software

Adobe Systems Adobe AfterEffects
YouTube

Web platform development software

AJAX
Oracle JavaServer Pages JSP

bachelor's degree
associate's degree

usually needed

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

$52,110

$30,810

$89,210