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Interaction Designer: Facts, Skills, and Next Paths

An Interaction Designer focuses on how users interact with digital products, translating research into functional layouts and clickable prototypes. Day-to-day, you build wireframes, run usability tests, and refine interfaces in tools like Figma based on real user feedback.

Your core responsibilities include conducting stakeholder interviews, creating user personas, and developing high-fidelity prototypes. For example, at Amivero you would lead UI/UX design activities such as information architecture and observational studies, while at Interactive Strategies you would implement layout adjustments from user research. This role reports to a UX lead and collaborates closely with developers and product managers.

Employers currently list Figma as the most requested skill (60% of postings), followed by Agile/Scrum (40%), JavaScript/TypeScript (30%), HTML (30%), prototyping (30%), user research (30%), CSS (30%), and compliance (30%).

$120,660 – $218,954

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$120,660 – $218,954

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57% avg. match

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43.4 shared skills

Shared Foundation

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Salary (live)

$120,660 – $218,954

median $160,880

Hiring now

10+ recent postings

Who's hiring

Marriott International, ART Lab, Intuitive Surgical

The Skill Blueprint for Interaction Designer

The core competencies employers ask for. Use them to strengthen your resume, spot gaps, and compare related career options.

In demand right nowCollaboration · 50%Prototyping · 50%Research · 50%Figma · 40%Interaction Design · 40%Strategy · 40%Testing · 40%User-Centered Design · 40%

Where Else Can Interaction Designer Skills Take You?

Build toward this role and you may be building toward several others. Explore the paths that share the same foundation.

Adjacent Paths from Interaction Designer

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Senior UX Designer

82 shared skills · Design

74%

+$25kLateral shift

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Lead Product Designer

38 shared skills · Design

63%

+$40kLateral shift

3

Design Systems Designer

39 shared skills · Design

62%

+$22kLateral shift

4

Director of Product Design

52 shared skills · Design

59%

+$52kCareer change

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Design Researcher

41 shared skills · Design

59%

+$34kCareer change

6

UI Designer

47 shared skills · Design

58%

−$22kCareer change

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Brand Designer

37 shared skills · Design

58%

−$11kCareer change

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Senior Product Designer

38 shared skills · Design

57%

+$52kCareer change

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VP of Design

50 shared skills · Design

57%

+$52kCareer change

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Product Designer

44 shared skills · Design

57%

−$41kCareer change

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UX Designer

41 shared skills · Design

56%

—Career change

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UX Research Lead

37 shared skills · Design

56%

+$13kCareer change

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Product Manager, Data Platform

48 shared skills · Product

55%

+$17kCareer change

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Principal Product Designer

50 shared skills · Design

54%

+$104kCareer change

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Platform Product Manager

45 shared skills · Product

52%

+$70kCareer change

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User Researcher

35 shared skills · Research

51%

−$8kCareer change

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UX Writer

34 shared skills · Design

51%

−$61kCareer change

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Design Systems Lead

24 shared skills · Design

50%

+$4kCareer change

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Why People Explore Interaction Designer

High Impact Visibility

Interaction Designers sit at a critical intersection in the organization. Your work directly ties to key business metrics — making your impact visible across teams and to leadership.

Resume Signal

The skills behind Interaction Designer — Figma, Agile/Scrum, JavaScript/TypeScript — give you concrete language for resumes, interviews, and adjacent roles.