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Overview
Graphic designer work is about creating text, images and visual concepts that communicate ideas in printed and digital media such as advertisements, websites and magazines.
In job descriptions, look for visual design briefs, publication formats, typography, image editing, creative software, presentation material, brand assets and handoff of files for print or online use.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Graphic designers turn communication needs into visual material for print and digital channels. The work often moves from a brief to sketches, layout, image treatment, typography, review rounds and final files.
Skills and specializations
Useful skills include translating requirements into visual design, using creative suite software, preparing publication formats and editing images. Specialization may focus on brand systems, web visuals, advertising material, motion or 3D environments.
Salary context
Salary comparisons should look at the level of concept responsibility, client contact, production deadlines and ownership of final artwork. Roles that combine independent design judgement with file delivery and review responsibility usually differ from narrow production support.
Career paths
A graphic designer can move toward senior design, art direction, brand design, digital product visuals or specialist production for print, animation or interactive media. Portfolio evidence is important because the occupation is judged through finished visual work.
Good to know
Read adverts for the actual media and outputs: campaigns, websites, magazines, presentations, packaging or brand assets. Also check which software is expected and whether the role owns concepts or mainly adapts existing templates.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Computer programming activities
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include desktop publisher, digital media designer and gambling games designer.
Explore this activityPre-press and pre-media services
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Another occupation there is digital media designer.
Explore this activityWeb search portal activities
Another possibility is this activity. Other occupations there include digital media designer and web designer.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 2
Graphic Designers
27-1024.00
Exact relationship
The official mapping treats the O*NET and ESCO occupations as closely equivalent.
Open in O*NETDesktop Publishers
43-9031.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
58.19Other publishing activities, except software publishing62.1Computer programming activities73.11Activities of advertising agencies58.11Publishing of books18.13Pre-press and pre-media services63.91Web search portal activities58.12Publishing of newspapers74.12Graphic design and visual communication activities
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Graphic and multimedia designers (2166)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/69bcbb0a-8d80-4ecd-b0a4-9adea2a40de2 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2166.9 |
| ISCO group | 2166 |
| Concept type | Occupation |