Salary Range
$25,000 to $100,000Overview
Graphic designers, also known as graphic artists, are practical artists whose creations are intended to express ideas, convey information, or draw attention to a product. They design a wide variety of materials including advertisements, marketing materials, displays, packaging, signs, computer graphics and games, book and magazine covers and interiors, animated characters, Web pages, interactive media, and company logos to fit the needs and preferences of their various clients. There are 204,850 graphic designers employed in the United States.
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor's DegreeCertification/License
RecommendedOutlook
Little Change or More Slowly than the AveragePersonality Traits
Artistic
Creative
Technical
Career Ladder
Art Director or New Media Producer
Chief Designer or Design Department Head
Graphic Designer
Graphic Arts Technician or Assistant
Related Professions
- Actors
- Advertising Account Executives
- Advertising and Marketing Managers
- Advertising Workers
- Animators
- Architects
- Art Directors
- Art Teachers
- Artist and Repertoire Workers
- Artists
- Audio Recording Engineers
- Automotive Designers
- Bindery Workers
- Biometrics Systems Specialists
- Bloggers
- Book Conservators
- Book Editors
- Broadcast Engineers
- Business Managers
- Camera Operators
- Cartoonists
- Chemical Engineers
- Chief Information Officers
- Choreographers
- Cinematographers and Directors of Photography
- Circus Performers
- Clinical Data Managers
- Clowns
- College Professors
- Columnists
- Comedians
- Comic Book Artists
- Comic Book Publishers
- Comic Book Writers
- Composers and Arrangers
- Computer and Office Machine Service Technicians
- Computer and Video Game Designers
- Computer Network Administrators
- Computer Programmers
- Computer Support Service Owners
- Computer Support Specialists
- Computer Systems Programmer/Analysts
- Computer Trainers
- Computer-Aided Design Drafters and Technicians
- Copy Editors
- Copywriters
- Costume Designers
- Customer Service Representatives
- Dancers
- Data Entry Clerks
- Data Processing Technicians
- Data Scientists
- Data Warehousing Specialists
- Database Specialists
- Demographers
- Desktop Publishing Specialists
- Diet and Fitness Writers
- Digital Advertising and Marketing Workers
- Digital Agents
- Digital Designers
- Directors of Corporate Sponsorship
- Disc Jockeys
- Document Management Specialists
- Doll Designers and Makers
- Drafters
- Editorial and Research Assistants
- Editors
- Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Electrical Engineering Technologists
- Electronics Engineering Technicians
- Electronics Service Technicians
- Embedded Systems Engineers
- Engineering Technicians
- Ergonomists
- Exhibit Designers
- Fabric Designers
- Fashion Designers
- Fashion Illustrators
- Fashion Photographers
- Fashion Stylists
- Fashion Writers and Editors
- Fiber Optics Technicians
- Film and Television Directors
- Film and Television Editors
- Film and Television Extras
- Film and Television Producers
- Film and Video Librarians
- Food Photographers
- Food Writers and Editors
- Foreign Correspondents
- Furniture Designers
- Futurists
- Gallery Owners and Directors
- Graphics Programmers
- Green Marketers
- Greeting Card Designers and Writers
- Hardware Engineers
- Home Stagers
- Illustrators
- Indexers
- Industrial Designers
- Information Assurance Analysts
- Information Brokers
- Information Security Analysts
- Information Technology Consultants
- Information Technology Project Managers
- Information Technology Security Consultants
- Intellectual Property Lawyers
- Interior Designers and Decorators
- Internet Consultants
- Internet Content Curators
- Internet Developers
- Internet Executives
- Internet Marketing and Advertising Consultants
- Internet Quality Assurance Specialists
- Internet Security Specialists
- Internet Store Managers and Entrepreneurs
- Internet Transaction Specialists
- Interpreters
- Jewelers and Jewelry Repairers
- Journalism Teachers
- Landscape Architects
- Lexicographers
- Lighting Technicians
- Literary Agents
- Magazine Editors
- Magicians
- Makeup Artists
- Manufacturing Supervisors
- Market Research Analysts
- Marketing Consultants
- Mathematicians
- Mechanical Engineering Technicians
- Mechanical Engineers
- Media Planners and Buyers
- Media Relations Specialists
- Medical Illustrators and Photographers
- Microelectronics Technicians
- Mobile Software Developers
- Multimedia Artists and Animators
- Multimedia Sound Workers
- Music Agents and Scouts
- Music Conductors and Directors
- Music Journalists
- Music Producers
- Music Venue Owners and Managers
- Music Video Directors and Producers
- Music Video Editors
- Musicians
- News Anchors
- Newspaper Editors
- Online Journalists
- Online Producers
- Online Reputation Managers
- Packaging Engineers
- Packaging Machinery Technicians
- Photo Editors
- Photographers
- Photographic Equipment Technicians
- Photographic Laboratory Workers
- Photojournalists
- Podcasters
- Political Columnists and Writers
- Political Reporters
- Pop/Rock Musicians
- Prepress Workers
- Printing Press Operators and Assistants
- Product Development Directors
- Product Management Directors
- Product Managers
- Production Assistants
- Production Designers and Art Directors
- Professional Hackers
- Public Opinion Researchers
- Public Relations Managers
- Public Relations Specialists
- Publicity Photographers
- Quality Control Engineers and Technicians
- Radio and Television Announcers
- Radio and Television Program Directors
- Radio Producers
- Real Estate Writers
- Real-Time Captioners
- Reporters
- Robotics Engineers and Technicians
- Sales Managers
- Science and Medical Writers
- Screenwriters
- Search Engine Optimization Specialists
- Semiconductor Technicians
- Silverware Artisans and Workers
- Singers
- Social Media Workers
- Software Application Developers
- Software Designers
- Software Engineers
- Software Quality Assurance Testers
- Solutions Architects
- Songwriters
- Special and Visual Effects Technicians
- Sporting Goods Production Workers
- Sports Broadcasters and Announcers
- Sports Photographers
- Sportswriters
- Stage Production Workers
- Statisticians
- Stunt Performers
- Systems Setup Specialists
- Talent Agents and Scouts
- Technical Support Specialists
- Technical Writers and Editors
- Telemarketers
- Toy and Game Designers
- Toy Industry Workers
- Translators
- Typists and Word Processors
- User Experience Designers
- Video Game Art Directors
- Video Game Producers
- Video Game Testers
- Webmasters
- Wireless Service Technicians
- Writers
