Game Designer

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Work Tasks

• Design video games, their story lines, and characters
• Develop new games and their rules for play
• Design the setting, game levels, and game scoring
• Design the weapons and other tools characters might use
• Work indoors for computer video and game designing companies, or for themselves in their own business
• Work with video games, computers, programming languages, and sound, animation, and modeling tools

Salary, Size & Growth

• $63,500 average per year ($30.50 per hour)
• A large occupation (183,100 workers in 2010)
• Expected to grow moderately (1.3% per year)

Education/Training

• Minimum for Entry: On-the-job training
• Employers Prefer: A 2-year degree in computer programming or graphic arts
• Skills/Courses: Computer programming, graphics design, creative writing, art; skilled at playing computer games.