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Where a web designer can go next

2 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a web designer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Web designers are in charge of creating the visual elements, layout and other aspects such as the easiness of use of a website. They follow the different phases of a website creation from the design to the implementation until it goes live. They work side by side with front-end developers to design user interfaces that met the needs of customers and are also appealing. They are responsible of developing mock-ups and of confirming the technical feasibility of the product. They can use and put together various types of elements for the website including graphics, animations, text, videos and photos. They are in contact with clients and stakeholders of the company to ensure that the design of the website meets their needs.

Also known as website designer, digital designer, multimedia web designer, marketing web designer, interactive web designer, graphic web designer, web page designer, web design consultant, web platform designer, ux designer, freelance web designer, web graphics designer.

Professionals 22 skills on file 2 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: webmaster, 16%

Fig. 2 · Career map 2 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 2 nearest destinations from web designer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a web designer already covers. All 2 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step. Only 2 moves are listed. Few other occupations share enough of this job's skills for a fair comparison, and jobs that share almost all of them are left out as the same work under another name.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A web designer needs 10 required skills and areas of knowledge. They say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

compose description for web elements communication, collaboration and creativity
WebCMS information and communication technologies (icts)
implement front-end website design working with computers
create website wireframe working with computers
establish customer rapport communication, collaboration and creativity
JavaScript Framework information and communication technologies (icts)
collaborate with designers communication, collaboration and creativity
web programming information and communication technologies (icts)
use markup languages working with computers
JavaScript information and communication technologies (icts)

Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a web designer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Web designer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a web designer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.