Headline risk
25%
Moderate RiskFreelance Designer
This page reuses the same role shell as Singapore, but the component occupations are mapped onto the United States layer so the score, context, and support bundle reflect US public evidence.
Why this score
75% of tasks overlap with current AI
48% human advantage from judgment & presence
78% demand buffer from the local labour market
These factors combine multiplicatively — larger bars do not mean proportionally larger contributions to the final score.
Weighted overlap across component occupations
Human coordination and physical presence protection
Blended local-market buffer for this role
Component coverage and mapping quality
Workflow profile
Heuristic workflow context blended from the role mix. This explains the score; it is not used as a direct local-market forecast.
Workflow dimensions (0 = low, 1 = high)
United States support
Evidence bundle
Weighted task overlap from O*NET statements and Anthropic penetration
Median annual wage from BLS OEWS
Employment projections and openings from BLS
Preparation and entry requirements from O*NET and BLS
Support snapshot
Job zone
4The occupation usually needs substantial preparation and experience.
Median wage
USD 98,090USD 64,990 to USD 141,860
Openings
9.1K7.0% projected change
Median age
37.169K employed
Occupation profile
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.
Job Zone 4 · Moderate preparation
The occupation usually needs substantial preparation and experience.
Task primitives
Matched task weight share: 100% · Effective coverage: 10%
Concentration: 34%
Wage context
Median annual
USD 98,090
Mean annual
USD 111,450
Hourly median: USD 47
Employment: 111,400 workers
10th percentile: USD 47,840
90th percentile: USD 192,180
Demand outlook
2024 employment
128.9K
2034 employment
137.9K
Openings: 9.1K
Projected change: 7.0%
Education: Bachelor's degree
Work experience: None
On-the-job training: None
Median wage in projections: USD 98,090
Overall employment of web developers and digital designers is projected to grow 7 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Requirements and friction
Telework: 62.8% · Telework: 37.2% · Credentials: 7.6%
Narrative and skills
Web developers create and maintain websites. Digital designers develop, create, and test website or interface layout, functions, and navigation for usability.
Some web developers and digital designers work in the computer systems design and related services industry. Others are self-employed. Still others work in industries including publishing, management consulting, and advertising.
Educational requirements for web developers and digital designers vary, ranging from a high school diploma to a bachelor’s degree.
The median annual wage for web and digital interface designers was $98,090 in May 2024.
Overall employment of web developers and digital designers is projected to grow 7 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Jobs: 214,900
Median pay: USD 95,380
Employment outlook: Overall employment of web developers and digital designers is projected to grow 7 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Openings: 15,500
Tasks and tools
- 1. Balance and adjust gameplay experiences to ensure the critical and commercial success of the product. · AI use 0%
- 2. Create core game features, including storylines, role-play mechanics, and character biographies for a new video game or game franchise. · AI use 0%
- 3. Devise missions, challenges, or puzzles to be encountered in game play. · AI use 0%
- 4. Conduct regular design reviews throughout the game development process. · AI use 0%
- 5. Solicit, obtain, and integrate feedback from design and technical staff into original game design. · AI use 0%
- 6. Develop and maintain design level documentation, including mechanics, guidelines, and mission outlines. · AI use 0%
Work context
- E-Mail: 5.0/5
- Spend Time Sitting: 4.8/5
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled: 4.8/5
- Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team: 4.8/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams: 4.7/5
- Level of Competition: 4.3/5
Tech density
6/6
6 hot · 6 in demand
Work pace
4.7/5
Average of the strongest work-context signals.
Worker profile
Median age: 37.1
Total employed: 69K · Under 25: 7% · 25 to 54: 80% · 55+: 13%
Support note
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.
Source vintage
O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Component occupations
Web and digital interface designers
15-1255 · 50% weight
Graphic designer
Support bundle: Moderate preparation
Web and digital interface designers
15-1255 · 30% weight
Multimedia (including games) designer
Support bundle: Moderate preparation
Web and digital interface designers
15-1255 · 20% weight
Multimedia artist and animator
Support bundle: Moderate preparation
Methodology
Shared spine
structural_pressure = exposure × (1 - bottleneck)
Country layer
headline_risk = structural_pressure × (1 - country_demand_resilience)
Published limitations
This is a synthetic role view built from mapped occupations. It reuses the same shell and visual components as the Singapore role pages, but only the US sources that actually exist are rendered here.