The document discusses career opportunities as a web designer, including working conditions, employment, training requirements, job outlook, earnings, and related occupations. Web designers typically work in office environments and require skills in computer science, graphic design, and web technologies. While a degree can help, many designers teach themselves. The job outlook is excellent as more companies create websites and freelance work is available. Salaries range from $25-50 per hour for students to over $50,000 professionally.

1. Career in Web Design: by Teresa JacksonInformation gathered throughStateuniversity.com

2. Nature of WorkI took a Web Design class this semester and found that I really enjoyed it. I plan to look at educational and job opportunities as a Web Designer.

3. Working ConditionsWeb Designers tend to work in a modern office environment. It can require long hours and you’re often working alone. Freelance designers usually work out of a home office but may be required to do so work at the client’s place of business.

4. Employment Jobs can be found in the corporate world as more and more companies are creating their own websites and the need for web designers is growing. Freelance web designing is also a possibility where they sell their services on a consulting or contractual basis.

5. Training, Qualifications, and Advancments Web Designers usually have a background in fine arts, graphics or publishing along with college courses in computer science as well as hands on computer experience. It’s possible for a designer to have a four year degree, a two year associates degree, or possibly no formal training at all. A lot of designers will teach themselves HTML as well as other computer skills.

6. Job Outlook There are different career paths one can take as a web designer. There is assistant designers, project managers, and design directors. The web and it’s related businesses are expanding at a very fast pace, so the employment outlook for web designers is excellent through the year 2014.

7. Earnings The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that salaries for web designers can range from $51,750.00 to $74,520.00. A college student working as a web designer can make $25.00 to $50.00 dollars an hour, while a professional freelance designer can make significantly more.

8. Related OccupationsOccupations related to web design are graphic designers and layout artists