- Based on 106 Jobtrees users who were a Visual Designer in their career, on average, they have 2.33 years of experience and 3 jobs prior to this one. They spend 3.6 years on average in this job building experience and earn $70K per year before moving on.
- 15% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Visual Designer are Designer, Graphic Designer and Art Director. Designer, the most common next career step, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths as people will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they build experience and explore other jobs. While Designer is from the same job family, Designer, there are other common opportunities outside this discipline that Jobtrees users are taking as shown by Graphic Designer, also being a common career path from Visual Designer.
- If you are looking for more ideas on potential career paths from this job, you should also consider Graphic Design Intern, Senior Visual Designer and Product Designer as they commonly lead to Visual Designer as well. Find more insights below about this specific career path based on our Jobtrees users' experience.
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- The most common career steps to get to Visual Designer are Designer, Graphic Designer and Senior Product Designer based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Designer, the most common step before Visual Designer, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths. People will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they explore new types and gain experience for more senior roles.
- Another characteristic of the Visual Designer career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Visual Designer so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Designer is from the same job family, Designer as Visual Designer, you don't necessarily need direct experience in this discipline show by Graphic Designer also leading to Visual Designer.
- If you are looking for more potential career paths to Visual Designer, you should also consider Product Designer, Senior Designer and Web Designer as they commonly lead to Visual Designer as well.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Visual Designer are Bachelor Degree In Graphic Design, Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In Graphic Design, and Bachelor Degree In Fine Arts. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Designer being on the path to and from Visual Designer. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Visual Designer is part of the Designer job family which has a limited number of unique role types (15) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
- Other common titles that have similar job requirements and career paths as Visual Designer are Freelance Visual Designer, Lead Visual Designer.
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- 1. Redwood City, CA (16)
- 2. Burlingame, CA (15)
- 3. Los Angeles, CA (14)
- 4. Culver City, CA (14)
- 5. El Segundo, CA (12)
- 6. Pleasanton, CA (10)
- 7. Palo Alto, CA (9)
- 8. Cupertino, CA (7)
- 9. Menlo Park, CA (7)
- 10. California, MO (5)
- 11. Redmond, WA (5)
- 12. Bothell, WA (5)
- 13. Northbrook, IL (5)
- 14. Seattle, WA (4)
- 15. Burbank, CA (4)
- 16. Des Plaines, IL (4)
- 17. Oakland, CA (4)
- 18. San Jose, CA (3)
- 19. Coppell, TX (3)
- 20. Irving, TX (3)