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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%).

$67,500 – $117,556

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$67,500 – $117,556

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42.9 shared skills

Shared Foundation

Live market pulse· updated 11d ago

Salary (live)

$67,500 – $117,556

median $103,940

Hiring now

10+ recent postings

Who's hiring

Amgen, Bose Corporation, U.S.A, Bose Corporation

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 nowAI · 80%Research · 70%Interaction Design · 70%Prototyping · 60%User Research · 50%Figma · 50%Accessibility · 40%Strategy · 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

75%

+$42kLateral shift

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Lead Product Designer

38 shared skills · Design

62%

+$76kLateral shift

3

Design Researcher

41 shared skills · Design

61%

+$61kLateral shift

4

Design Systems Designer

39 shared skills · Design

61%

+$21kLateral shift

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UI Designer

47 shared skills · Design

59%

+$42kCareer change

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Director of Product Design

52 shared skills · Design

59%

+$154kCareer change

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Senior Product Designer

38 shared skills · Design

58%

+$109kCareer change

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Brand Designer

37 shared skills · Design

58%

−$23kCareer change

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VP of Design

50 shared skills · Design

57%

+$51kCareer change

10

Product Designer

44 shared skills · Design

57%

+$16kCareer change

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UX Designer

41 shared skills · Design

57%

—Career change

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UX Research Lead

37 shared skills · Design

56%

+$42kCareer change

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Chief Design Officer

15 shared skills · Design

56%

+$136kCareer change

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Principal Product Designer

50 shared skills · Design

55%

+$94kCareer change

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Product Manager, Data Platform

48 shared skills · Product

55%

+$74kCareer change

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User Researcher

35 shared skills · Research

54%

+$49kCareer change

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Platform Product Manager

45 shared skills · Product

53%

+$61kCareer change

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UX Writer

34 shared skills · Design

51%

+$3kCareer 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.