Industries with the Highest Wages
It’s clear to see that graphic designers get paid a much higher average salary when working for the government. The spread between average salaries of the government industry and of the next top paying video industry is $8,690 which is significant. In other words, government employed graphic designers earn on the average 14% more than those employed in the video industries. Graphic designers working for the government earn on the average $13,650 more than graphic designers employed in the credit intermediation industry which equates to approximately 24%. Of the top 5 industries, the average salary spread for similar positions between the second highest paying video industry and the lowest paying credit intermediation industry is $4,960.
Obviously the industry the graphic designer works in has a big impact on the wages earned. The aerospace industry refers to the product and parts manufacturers that provide graphic services to both private and governmental industries. The accounting/payroll industry includes financial and compensation management functions. The video industries include companies providing specialized graphic design services to both private and government organizations.
The actual wages paid a graphic design professional vary by industry largely due to the type of job, employer size, the years of experience, education level and graphic skills. Graphic designers actually perform a large variety of jobs including the creation of multi-media and animation images, specialized graphic designing, printing and publishing, and desktop publishing. It is not surprising the government pays the highest annual mean wage for graphic designers because the government produces graphic design material in all categories of graphic production. One of the jobs most in demand in all industries is the web designer and animator.
Industries with the Highest Employment Levels
The graphic design field is growing rapidly as new technology creates ever increasing demand for people with more extensive computer design experience than was required in the past. Within the industries with the highest employment levels are many jobs that require the ability to work with multi-media and computer software to produce marketing and promotional materials, music videos, printed documents, web pages and much more. One of the newest emerging jobs is for graphic designers who can work with interactive media like the web and mobile phones.
The pay range among the top five industries, from the highest average paid computer graphic designer to the lowest average paid printing graphic designer, has a $14,480 spread or 37%. This wide pay spread reflects the difference in skills required for various jobs. The printing graphic designer positions do not require as extensive or varied technical skills as those positions that require specific computer or specialized skills. But there is a large variety of jobs available for this job title.
Graphic designers work with computer graphics, copy writing, art layout, internet and print advertising materials, newspaper and book publishing, video production and much more. Unlike some positions that limit opportunities, graphic artists can expect the occupational field to grow as technology expands. Those graphic artists with the most extensive computer skills and the widest range of technical skills in software, special effects, web design, animation, interactive technology, game development and electronic publishing can expect to be paid the highest wages.
