Graphic Design – Associate Degree

Graphic Designer Occupation Information

See each topic below for more information about the potential of being a Graphic Designer.

• Nature of the Work

  Graphic designers create visual concepts, using computer software or by hand, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, and captivate consumers. They develop the overall layout and production design for various applications such as for advertisements, brochures, magazines, and corporate reports.

  What We Do: Art Gallery of what some of the students in our graphic design classes in Baton Rouge have created. Our graphic design school not only teaches students the basics, but gives them projects to complete on a regular basis.

• Job Outlook

  The change in employment of graphic designers from 2020 to 2030 is projected to vary by industry. Employment of graphic designers in newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers is projected to decline 35 percent from 2014 to 2024. However, employment of graphic designers in computer systems design and related services is projected to grow 21 percent over the same period. With the increasing use of the Internet, companies are increasing their digital presence and graphic designers will be needed to help create visually appealing and effective layouts of websites. This gives an effective picture of the opportunities ahead of graduates of our graphic design school.

  *Information taken from the Occupation Outlook Handbook on the internet, 9/15/2021

• Earnings

  The median annual wage for graphic designers was $53,380 in May 2020. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in a occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $31,720 and the highest 10 percent earned more than $93,440.