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Web and Digital Interface Designers

Computer and Mathematical · SOC 15-1255

24.9% AI Exposure — High
$104,000
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
Proj. Annual Openings
113,330
Employment (OEWS 2025)
+8.3%/yr
Empl. growth (2021–2025)
75/100
AI Resiliency Score

AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.

Decision card

Career Evidence Passport

SOC 15-1255 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.

Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
SOC exposure
24.9%
High · Anthropic AEI
Automation friction
28/100
Low friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
Wages
$104,000
H-1B offered wage $100,000; LCAs are filings.
Projected openings
BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +7.0%.
Observed/proxy demand
1,649
FY2025 certified LCAs; 2,401 postings in 2025.

Skill evidence

ProgrammingActive ListeningReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingComplex Problem Solving
  • H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
  • Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
  • Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
  • This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.

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AI Exposure Analysis

AI Exposure24.9%
AI Resiliency75/100
Exposure BandHigh
Sector Avg. Exposure35.3%

Across AI measures

Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.

63.7%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic24.9%
AI capability · OpenAI75%
AI ability · AIOE91.3%

AI could do ~75% of this role but only ~24.9% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.

Top Skills

1.Programming
2.Active Listening
3.Reading Comprehension
4.Critical Thinking
5.Complex Problem Solving

H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand

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Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.

4,262
Decade Total (Certified LCAs)
1,649
FY2025 Volume
0% of all H-1B filings in FY2025
$100,000
Median Offered Wage (Latest Year)
#86 of 776
Rank by Total Volume
H-1B filing volume, FY2016–FY2025

O*NET occupation profile

What this work involves

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.

Common titles: Technology Applications Engineer, Web Architect, Web Design Specialist, Web Designer, Webmaster

Representative Tasks

  • 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.

Detailed Work Activities

  • Design websites or web applications.
  • Develop specifications or procedures for website development or maintenance.
  • Update website content.
  • Collaborate with others to resolve information technology issues.
  • Conduct research to gain information about products or processes.

Tools & Technologies

React · hotTypeScript · hotAmazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2 · hotApache Kafka · hotApache Maven · hotApache Spark · hotApple iOS · hotBootstrap · hotGo · hotGoogle Android · hot

Employment Projections & AI Exposure

5
Occupations Shown
31.9%
Avg AI Exposure
4
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.

Employment & Wage Trend

BLS OEWS, 2019–2025


Occupation Employment & Wage TrendMulti-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 15-1255: 2021 — employment: 82,380, median wage: $79,890; 2022 — employment: 97,350, median wage: $83,240; 2023 — employment: 111,060, median wage: $98,540; 2025 — employment: 113,330, median wage: $104,000.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.

Sector Comparison

MetricThis CareerSector Average
AI Exposure24.9%35.3%
OutlookAverage19% Bright
Median Salary$104,000N/A
AI Resiliency75/100N/A