Web and Digital Interface Designers
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.
Also called: Administrator, Computer Graphic Artist, Computer Graphic Designer, Digital Designer, Experience Designer, Front End Developer
Median pay
$104,000
per year, U.S.
Pay range (10th–90th)
$53,750 – $201,550
People employed
113,330
Holland code
IAC
Investigative · Artistic · Conventional
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Is this career right for you?
These are the things that stand out in this job compared with other U.S. jobs (O*NET 31.0 work context). Answer honestly.
- 1.Do you want a job with little physical risk?
- 2.Do you want the same hours every week?
- 3.Are you comfortable sitting at a desk most of the day?
- 4.Do you want to stay at 40 hours a week or less?
The hard parts
- Tight deadlines are common
Web and Digital Interface Designers pay by state
Highest-paying states
Annual median pay by state (45 states and DC with published data). Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
What web and digital interface designers do
- 01Identify problems uncovered by testing or customer feedback, and correct problems or refer problems to appropriate personnel for correction.
- 02Design, build, or maintain Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media.
- 03Write supporting code for Web applications or Web sites.
- 04Perform Web site tests according to planned schedules, or after any Web site or product revision.
- 05Collaborate with web development professionals, such as front-end or back-end developers, to complete the full scope of Web development projects.
- 06Collaborate with management or users to develop e-commerce strategies and to integrate these strategies with Web sites.
Skills that matter most
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Active Learning
- Speaking
- Monitoring
Knowledge
- Computers and Electronics
- English Language
- Customer and Personal Service
- Administration and Management
- Sales and Marketing
Work styles that stand out
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Intellectual Curiosity
- Adaptability
- Innovation
Education and first steps
O*NET has no education survey data for this job.
How people get started
- Usually needs a bachelor's degree (O*NET Job Zone 4).
- Related work experience: over 4 years, up to and including 6 years.
- On-the-job training: over 1 year, up to and including 2 years.
Most common answers from O*NET 31.0 Education, Training and Experience.
Interest fit (Holland code)
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Career changes
Change from web and digital interface designers
- Business Intelligence Analysts74% · group pay
- Data Scientists72% · +16%
- Technical Writers70% · −13%
- Clinical Data Managers69% · group pay
- Computer and Information Systems Managers68% · +68%
Change into web and digital interface designers
Jobs whose skills carry over best (skill match, their median pay).
- Search Marketing Strategists80% · $78,760
- Graphic Designers78% · $62,960
- Desktop Publishers76% · $55,290
- Technical Writers76% · $90,390
- Special Effects Artists and Animators73% · $102,030
Majors that lead here
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
- Computer and Information Sciences, General
- Informatics
- Human-Centered Technology Design
- Computer Programming/Programmer, General
- Information Science/Studies
- Computer Science
- Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
- Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster
- Human Computer Interaction
- Design and Visual Communications, General
- Graphic Design
From the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk.