How to Become a UX Designer
UX Designer Career Profile, Salary & Job Outlook
What does a UX Designer do?
UX Designers, or user experience designers, create the user path that consumers go on when interacting with a product, system, or service. Designers create with a user-first approach in mind that places emphasis on creating products that are pleasant to use and easy to navigate. Depending on their skillset, UX designers may specialize in a particular area. Such fields include front-end development, wireframing, visual design, and user research and planning.
How much does a UX Designer make?
According to Glassdoor, UX Designers make a national average of $101,694 or $48.89 an hour (as of June 2022). In general, entry-level UX designers make around $74,000 annually, with senior-level UX designers making $147,000 a year. This wide range also depends on skill, seniority, company, and location.
What impact does this career have towards the product design industry?
The primary goal of UX design is to create a positive user experience that attracts new consumers and builds loyalty among existing consumers. From a business perspective, a good ux design informs marketing on the user journey; on what works well and where engagement may drop off.
What is the job outlook for a UX Designer?
According to a report by Grand View Research, Inc, projections show that the global product design and development services market size will reach $18.6 billion by 2028. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), job opportunities for web developers and digital designers (including UX Designers) are expected to increase at a rate of 13% during the 2020-2030 decade.
How to kick-off your career:
- Study the user journey path on your favorites site from color and font choice, to overall functionality.
- Get familiar with the seven principles of good UX design.
- Explore the Parsons x Creative Bloq UX Design Essentials online course.
- Download Yellowbrick’s Ultimate Product Career Guide.
Learn from:
Mark Prommel
Product Design Essentials contributor, Partner & Design Lead at Pensa
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