Why UX/UI?
- Higher earning potential
On average, UX Designers earn (according to glassdoor.com) $85,277 a year starting salary and a senior status can make upwards of $128,000 a year. Starting UI Designers can make (according to salary.com) up to $71,890 a year and senior level designers can make upwards of $90,00 a year. While these numbers can differ depending on the size of the firm and the experience of the actual designer, they are not a far exaggeration: UX/UI designers make BANK. Not to sound petty, but this was a huge draw for myself.
2. Growing demand
With the coronavirus pandemic still raging amidst the world and particularly the US, how we conduct business and interact with each other will undoubtedly change. With everything moving to digital platforms and ‘contactless’ methods of payment/drop off, there is going to be an explosive demand for UX/UI Designers to decide how it looks and how it should flow.
3. Multi-disciplinary
Let it be known now that UX and UI are inherently different. They involve different parts of the design process, but it is not impossible for one person to be equally skilled in both. There are a myriad of concentrations and specialties within the field ranging from Visual Designer (the one who designs how the page looks using color theory and typography, differing slightly from the UI Designer who is responsible for how the interface is laid out and how the user will interact with the device) to Interaction Designer who is solely concerned with how the pages interact with each other including transitions and whether a user should drag, click or swipe. You could even go deeper into UX and become an Information Architect, deciding how an entire website is laid out to make the user experience ideal for the user.
4. Growth Potential
UX Designers have reported higher job satisfaction not only because of their ability to better people’s lives through the apps they work on or the websites they streamline, but the ability to progress and move up within their field. The field of technology is also constantly innovating and updating so there will be constant things to learn and skills to acquire to better yourself and move up.
Those are just a few of many reasons to slide into a UX/UI Design career field. Especially with the rise in online bootcamps, it’s now easier than ever for people to make a career switch into the tech industry.