The Role of UX Designers in 2023

Rylan ClarkRylan Clark | 1 minute read | August 12, 2019

User experience is a red hot field right now and designers are in tremendously high demand. Of the roughly 25,000 UX job openings in the United States on Glassdoor, about 25% of them are for UX designers. Their overall goal is to design people-friendly experiences through an unwavering focus on user needs, expectations, and systematic feedback, as obtained through UX research.

This infographic offers an overview of the role to demystify a position so crucial that most practitioners break the six-figure barrier after just a few years. Download and share it with your networks.

Related: What is UX Design?

The role of UX designers in 2019

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Also, stay tuned for future infographics that will provide detailed information about more in-demand UX roles.

Related: What Does a UX Designer Do?

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Rylan Clark

About Rylan Clark

Rylan Clark is the chief operating officer and a partner at The UXology Group, a leading UX research firm. He's also a Springboard mentor.