Video Game Designer
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Job Description
Design core features of video games. Specify innovative game and role-play mechanics, story lines, and character biographies. Create and maintain design documentation. Guide and collaborate with production staff to produce games as designed.
Other Job Titles
Design Director, Designer/Writer, Game Designer, Lead Designer, Lead Game Designer, Lead Level Designer, Mid Level Game Designer, Senior Game Designer, World Designer
Job Tasks
- Balance and adjust gameplay experiences to ensure the critical and commercial success of the product.
- Provide feedback to designers and other colleagues regarding game design features.
- Create core game features, including storylines, role-play mechanics, and character biographies for a new video game or game franchise.
- Devise missions, challenges, or puzzles to be encountered in game play.
- Guide design discussions between development teams.
Annual Salary
- Workers on average earn $37.12/hr. $77,200 annually.
- Projected Growth (2019-2029)- Much Faster than average (8% or higher)
- Projected Job Openings (2019-2029)- 13,400
Required Education
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor’s degree, but some do not.
Resources
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Learn More >>Computer Systems Engineer
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Job Description
Design and develop solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Perform systems management and integration functions.
Other Job Titles
Electronic Data Interchange System Developer (EDI System Developer), Information Technology Architect (IT Architect), Network and Infrastructure Engineer, Network Engineer, Solution Architect, System Architect, Systems Consultant, Systems Engineer
Job Tasks
- Verify stability, interoperability, portability, security, or scalability of system architecture.
- Develop system engineering, software engineering, system integration, or distributed system architectures.
- Collaborate with engineers or software developers to select appropriate design solutions or ensure the compatibility of system components.
- Identify system data, hardware, or software components required to meet user needs.
- Communicate with staff or clients to understand specific system requirements.
Annual Salary
- Workers on average earn $40.71/hr. $84,670 annually.
- Projected Growth (2019-2029)- Faster than average (5%-7%)
- Projected Job Openings (2019-2029)- 32,300
Required Education
Bachelor’s Degree
Resources
The Occupational Information Network is a free online database that contains hundreds of occupational definitions to help students.
Learn More >>The Occupational Outlook Handbook is the government’s premier source of career guidance featuring hundreds of occupations.
Learn More >>My Next Move is an interactive tool for job seekers and students to learn more about their career options.
Learn More >>Database Administrator
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Job Description
Administer, test, and implement computer databases, applying knowledge of database management systems. Coordinate changes to computer databases. Identify, investigate, and resolve database performance issues, database capacity, and database scalability. May plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard computer databases.
Other Job Titles
Database Administration Manager, Database Administrator (DBA), Database Analyst, Database Coordinator, Information Systems Manager, System Administrator
Job Tasks
- Test programs or databases, correct errors, and make necessary modifications.
- Plan, coordinate and implement security measures to safeguard information in computer files against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification or disclosure.
- Modify existing databases and database management systems or direct programmers and analysts to make changes.
- Specify users and user access levels for each segment of database.
- Write and code logical and physical database descriptions and specify identifiers of database to management system or direct others in coding descriptions.
Annual Salary
- Workers on average earn $54.01/hr. $112,340 annually.
- Projected Growth (2019-2029)- Much Faster than average (8% or higher)
- Projected Job Openings (2019-2029)- 9,900
Required Education
Bachelor’s Degree
Resources
The Occupational Information Network is a free online database that contains hundreds of occupational definitions to help students.
Learn More >>The Occupational Outlook Handbook is the government’s premier source of career guidance featuring hundreds of occupations.
Learn More >>My Next Move is an interactive tool for job seekers and students to learn more about their career options.
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