# Design & creative careers — counted from open postings

Source: https://careerversion.com/careers/product-design  
Counted: 2026-10-18T14:12:12.169486+00:00 from employers' own job boards; refreshed nightly. Only open roles. USD; posted bands only, where eight or more posted one, and a figure that could not be a year's pay is left out. Never estimated.

Designing what people see and use — product and UX design, research, graphic, brand, motion and creative direction.

## Facts
- Open roles: 2,864 across 1,113 employers
- Entry level (titled junior/intern, or a year or less asked and not titled senior): 182 (157 titled)
- Postings stating no level: 1,190
- New in the last 30 days (dated first publish): 579
- Median posted band at entry: $50K median (10th $50K, 90th $121K; 71 posted bands)
- Median posted band, all levels: $162K median (10th $78K, 90th $243K; 1369 posted bands)
- Work mode: remote 579, hybrid 361, on site 1701, not stated 223

## The roles
| Role | Open roles | Posted bands | Median band |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| Product Designer | 740 | 401 | $185K |
| Graphic Designer | 144 | 65 | $87K |
| Ux Designer | 91 | 39 | $159K |
| Creative Director | 75 | 43 | $199K |
| Brand Designer | 70 | 48 | $167K |
| Art Director | 62 | 23 | $137K |
| Designer | 57 | 28 | $103K |
| Director | 53 | 34 | $251K |
| Manager | 50 | 38 | $215K |
| Ux Researcher | 44 | 22 | $172K |
| Design Engineer | 38 | 22 | $199K |
| Associate Creative Director | 36 | 23 | $164K |

## The ladder
| Level | Open roles | Posted bands | Median band |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| Intern | 61 | 11 | $57K |
| Junior | 96 | 52 | $50K |
| Mid | 21 | 12 | $124K |
| Senior | 715 | 353 | $160K |
| Staff | 182 | 121 | $212K |
| Principal | 98 | 58 | $208K |
| Management | 501 | 246 | $204K |

## Skills postings name most
- Product Design: 1701 postings, 66 at entry level
- Figma: 1112 postings, 30 at entry level
- Design Systems: 1057 postings, 22 at entry level
- Visual Design: 1015 postings, 28 at entry level
- Prototyping: 831 postings, 24 at entry level
- Accessibility: 569 postings, 11 at entry level
- Interaction Design: 543 postings, 15 at entry level
- User Research: 535 postings, 27 at entry level
- Typography: 527 postings, 18 at entry level
- Product Strategy: 431 postings, 3 at entry level
- Illustration: 422 postings, 33 at entry level
- Wireframing: 374 postings, 22 at entry level

## Employers with the most open roles
- Costar: 62 open, 51 entry level
- Capital One: 39 open, 0 entry level
- Dentsuaegis: 33 open, 0 entry level
- Lifted, an Upwork Company™: 33 open, 0 entry level
- Air Apps: 22 open, 0 entry level
- ServiceNow: 22 open, 0 entry level
- Luxe Media, LLC: 20 open, 17 entry level
- Weekday AI: 20 open, 0 entry level
- 2K: 16 open, 0 entry level
- Salesforce: 15 open, 0 entry level

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