Graphic Designers

Also called: Artist, Designer, Graphic Artist

Career Cluster: Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications
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:
  • Key information into computer equipment to create layouts for client or supervisor.
  • Review final layouts and suggest improvements, as needed.
  • Determine size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, and select style and size of type.
Knowledge icon KNOWLEDGE

Engineering and Technology
  • design
  • computers and electronics
Communications
  • multimedia
Arts and Humanities
  • music, dance, visual arts, drama, or sculpture
  • English language
Business
  • sales and marketing
Skills Image SKILLS

Social
  • changing what is done based on other people's actions
  • understanding people's reactions
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
Abilities Image ABILITIES

Ideas and Logic
  • create new and original ideas
  • come up with lots of ideas
Verbal
  • read and understand what is written
  • listen and understand what people say
Personality Image PERSONALITY

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

They do well at jobs that need:
  • Innovation
  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Achievement Orientation
  • Adaptability
Technology Image TECHNOLOGY

You might use software like this on the job:

Computer aided design CAD software
  • Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
  • Autodesk Revit
Video creation and editing software
  • Adobe After Effects
  • YouTube
Web platform development software
  • AJAX
  • Cascading style sheets CSS
Education Image EDUCATION

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bachelor's degree or high school diploma/GED
usually needed
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Job Outlook Image JOB OUTLOOK

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

Salary:
High: $103,030.00
Median: $61,300.00
Low: $37,600.00
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