Web and Digital Interface Designers
SOC 15-1255 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $139,920per year
- Projected openings
- 23,940
- Projected change
- +13.9%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Bright Outlook — a U.S. Department of Labor designation
Rapid Growth
The Department's own designation, made from its national projections. It is not this project's assessment and it is not California's: every other figure on this page comes from California's projection, which can point the other way and for some occupations does.
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $182,940 | 3,620 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $172,019 | 5,950 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $135,935 | 150 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $134,329 | 1,120 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $117,509 | 1,320 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $111,347 | 1,350 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $106,426 | 190 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $104,843 | 6,090 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $102,851 | 210 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $102,348 | 410 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $94,880 | 120 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $93,781 | 60 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $89,642 | 60 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $86,817 | 690 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $81,352 | 50 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $79,154 | 60 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $77,542 | 130 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $75,230 | 60 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $70,690 | 30 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $69,581 | 100 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $65,431 | 60 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $61,035 | 30 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $69,996
- A quarter earn under
- $94,164
- Half earn under
- $139,920
- Three quarters earn under
- $197,334
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $225,901
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Web Developers | $122,917 | 5,070 | +9% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $138,203 | 59,320 | +11.1% |
| Software Developers | $179,292 | 207,260 | +18.4% |
| Computer Programmers | $120,028 | 6,210 | -3.8% |
| Database Administrators | $116,225 | 3,800 | +1.4% |
| Database Architects | $174,923 | 3,880 | +9.5% |
Programs that train for this job — 43
User Experience Design Career Track (500 clock hours)
Springboard · San Francisco · $7,900
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
User Interface and User Experience Design Career Track
Springboard · San Francisco · $7,190
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
Digital Media - Web Design Certificate of Achievement
Cabrillo College · Aptos · $2,016
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
Visual Design Foundation Certificate of Achievement
City College of San Francisco · San Francisco · $1,182
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
Front-End Web Development Certificate of Accomplishment
City College of San Francisco · San Francisco · $630
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
Visual Media Production Certificate of Achievement
City College of San Francisco · San Francisco · $1,550
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
Graphic Design (Windows) (English/Spanish)
International College · Valencia · $4,500
- Working 6 months later
- 41%
- Earnings in one quarter after
- $12,108
User Experience and Web Design
UCSC Silicon Valley Extension · Santa Clara · $6,620
- Working 6 months later
- 38%
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
Graphic Design Online
ABC Technical College · El Monte · $4,723
- Working 6 months later
- 75%
- Earnings in one quarter after
- $10,217
User Experience (UX) Design
UCSD Division of Extended Studies · La Jolla · $6,200
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
Big Data and Amazon Web Services Certificate
Amfasoft · Fremont · $8,500
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
Web Development
Amfasoft · Fremont · $6,000
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
Python Programming
Amfasoft · Fremont · $5,675
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
Adobe Certified Professional Illustrator and InDesign
Charter Oak Adult Education · Covina · $400
- Working 6 months later
- 61%
- Earnings in one quarter after
- $13,781
Graphic Media Design
ABC Adult School · Cerritos · $619
- Working 6 months later
- 20%
- Earnings in one quarter after
- $14,715
Digital Design Graphics Technology: Certificate of Achievement
Napa Valley College · Napa · $4,761
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
Graphic Design Window Online Program
Golden Bridge College · El Monte · $5,500
- Working 6 months later
- 62%
- Earnings in one quarter after
- $11,250
Adobe Web Design with Microsoft Backend Development
Career Development Solutions · Orange · $10,000
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
Applied Graphic Design and Digital Imaging A.A. Degree
Laney College · Oakland · $4,800
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
Applied Graphic Design/Digital Imaging: Certificate of Achievement
Laney College · Oakland · $3,466
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
SolidWorks: Parts, Assemblies and Drawings
AAA Institute · Van Nuys · $4,495
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
Adobe Premiere Pro
AAA Institute · Van Nuys · $6,500
- Working 6 months later
- 75%
- Earnings in one quarter after
- $13,375
Advance Premiere Pro
AAA Institute · Van Nuys · $7,500
- Working 6 months later
- 80%
- Earnings in one quarter after
- $13,500
Multimedia Studies: Graphic Design, Certificate of Achievement
College of Marin · Greenbrae · $1,174
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
Computer Information Systems: Web Technology Certificate of Achievement
Diablo Valley College · Pleasant Hill · $1,744
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
Art Digital Media: Graphic Design Certificate
Diablo Valley College · Pleasant Hill · $2,338
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
Art Digital Media: Motion Graphics Certificate
Diablo Valley College · Pleasant Hill · $2,990
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
Art Digital Media: Interactive Design for Web and Mobile Platforms Certificate
Diablo Valley College · Pleasant Hill · $2,032
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
ART DIGITAL MEDIA (Digital Media Certificate of Achievement)
Diablo Valley College · Pleasant Hill · $1,716
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
Art Digital Media: AS Degree Interactive Design for Web and Mobile Platforms
Diablo Valley College · Pleasant Hill · $4,751
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
Art Digital Media: Associate in Arts degree in Art Digital Media
Diablo Valley College · Pleasant Hill · $4,622
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
Computer Information Systems: Web Technology Certificate of Accomplishment
Diablo Valley College · Pleasant Hill · $989
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
Art Digital Media: Game Design Certificate of Achievement
Diablo Valley College · Pleasant Hill · $2,058
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
Art Digital Media: Animation Certificate
Diablo Valley College · Pleasant Hill · $1,892
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
Art Digital Media: Associate in Arts degree in Animation
Diablo Valley College · Pleasant Hill · $4,586
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
Art Digital Media: Associate in Arts degree- Graphic Design
Diablo Valley College · Pleasant Hill · $4,697
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
Intro to 3d Game Design
Southern California Regional Occupational Center · Torrance · $700
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
Media Design II - Illustrator Hybrid
Southern California Regional Occupational Center · Torrance · $700
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
Advanced Media Design - In Design (Hybrid)
Southern California Regional Occupational Center · Torrance · $700
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported
Media Design I Photoshop Hybrid
Southern California Regional Occupational Center · Torrance · $700
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Earnings in one quarter after
- Not reported