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UX Designer: Facts, Skills, and Next Paths

A UX Designer researches user needs, creates wireframes and prototypes, and designs intuitive interfaces for web and mobile applications. Day-to-day work includes conducting user research, sketching interaction flows, building high-fidelity mockups in Figma, and collaborating with developers to implement responsive front-end code.

Core responsibilities span the entire design lifecycle: from discovery and usability testing to final visual design and front-end implementation (HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript). The role sits at the intersection of product management, engineering, and business stakeholders, translating complex requirements into simple, user-centered experiences. For example, at SAIC you would design and develop interfaces for federal web applications, while at Epic you would meet with end-users to observe their workflows and design intuitive, beautiful applications alongside development teams.

The median salary for UX Designers is competitive, with the most requested skills in current job postings being Agile/Scrum (70% of postings), User Research (60%), HTML (50%), CSS (50%), Figma (50%), and Heuristic Evaluation (50%).

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In demand right nowAccessibility · 70%Research · 70%Testing · 70%Heuristic Evaluation · 60%Agile/Scrum · 50%User Research · 50%Figma · 50%Product Design · 40%

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Adjacent Paths from UX Designer

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UI Designer

61 shared skills · Design

74%

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Product Designer

52 shared skills · Design

69%

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Senior UX Designer

63 shared skills · Design

68%

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Senior Product Designer

37 shared skills · Design

64%

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Director of Product Design

49 shared skills · Design

64%

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Lead Product Designer

32 shared skills · Design

63%

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User Researcher

34 shared skills · Research

62%

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Chief Design Officer

14 shared skills · Design

61%

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UX Research Lead

36 shared skills · Design

60%

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Design Systems Lead

28 shared skills · Design

60%

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Design Researcher

34 shared skills · Design

58%

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Interaction Designer

41 shared skills · Design

58%

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UX Writer

36 shared skills · Design

57%

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VP of Design

43 shared skills · Design

56%

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Principal Product Designer

42 shared skills · Design

55%

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UX Researcher

50 shared skills · Design

54%

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Design Systems Designer

30 shared skills · Design

54%

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Senior UX Researcher

39 shared skills · Design

49%

—Career change

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Why People Explore UX Designer

High Impact Visibility

UX 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.