Refit
Career overview · SOC 15-1255

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: Technology Applications Engineer · Web Architect · Web Design Specialist · Web Designer · Webmaster

Median pay (national)
$98,090
$47,840–$192,180 (10th–90th)
Employed (US)
111,400
BLS OEWS, May 2024
Outlook 2024–34
+7%
~9,100 openings/yr
Typical entry
Bachelor's degree

What the numbers say

Refit analysis ·Pay for web and digital interface designers shows an unusually wide range: the top 10% earn $192,180 versus $47,840 at the bottom 10% — 4.0x. The median of $98,090 leaves roughly 96% of headroom to the 90th percentile, which is where seniority, specialization, and the skills below tend to pay off.
Refit analysis ·Employment is projected to change +7% from 2024 to 2034 — faster than the 3% all-occupation average. Even so, BLS projects about 9,100 openings a year, mostly to replace workers who retire or change careers.
Refit analysis ·Where you work moves the number a lot. Across the 53 states with released data, California pays the most for this role (median $130,240, +33% vs the national median), while Guam sits lowest at $30,820 — a 323% spread for the same job title.

Tailor your resume to Web and Digital Interface Designers

Honest tailoring

See how your resume lines up with Web and Digital Interface Designers

Refit re-angles your real experience toward this role using the skills above — and never invents skills you don't have. A no-fabrication gate checks every change before you see it.

Free. No account needed to see your first re-fit.

What they actually do

Core O*NET tasks for this role.

  • Collaborate with management or users to develop e-commerce strategies and to integrate these strategies with Web sites.
  • Collaborate with web development professionals, such as front-end or back-end developers, to complete the full scope of Web development projects.
  • Communicate with network personnel or Web site hosting agencies to address hardware or software issues affecting Web sites.
  • Conduct user research to determine design requirements and analyze user feedback to improve design quality.
  • Confer with management or development teams to prioritize needs, resolve conflicts, develop content criteria, or choose solutions.
  • Create searchable indices for Web page content.
  • Create Web models or prototypes that include physical, interface, logical, or data models.
  • Design, build, or maintain Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media.
  • Develop and document style guidelines for Web site content.
  • Develop new visual design concepts and modify concepts based on stakeholder feedback.

Tools & technology

  • Adobe Creative Cloud software
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe XD
  • Atlassian JIRA
  • Cascading style sheets CSS
  • Figma
  • Google Angular
  • Hypertext markup language HTML
  • JavaScript
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe InDesign
  • AJAX
  • Amazon DynamoDB