Design, Creative & Applied Arts
Visual and spatial problem-solving. The distinction that decides your income here is not talent but whether the work is applied to a commercial problem.
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Product & Experience Design
Designing how digital products work. The best-paid destination for design ability.
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Designing manufactured objects, jointly with engineers.
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Visual identity and communication across media.
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Where artistic skill meets software. Technical roles pay a large premium.
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Sideways from here
The neighbouring fields. Most people who end up happy in one of these arrived from somewhere else entirely.
- Medicine & Clinical Care
- Nursing & Allied Health
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