Web and Digital Interface Designers
Machines can already do 57% of this job's tasks. By 2035 that rises to 82%. Most of the work is changing now.
Share of the work machines can do
Worldwide baseline, 2026 to 2050
Web and Digital Interface Designers in 2026: the short answer
- Today: machines can do 57% of this job's tasks, and AI use is already seen in 25% of them.
- Forecast: machines can already do half of its tasks, and 82% by 2035, according to the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit.
- Size: 113,330 people do this job in the United States, on a median pay of $104,000 a year.
- Contact with people: it scores 56% for contact with people.
- Also called: UI Developer (User Interface Developer), UX Developer (User Experience Developer), UX Engineer (User Experience Engineer), Web Administration Coordinator (Web Admin Coordinator).
Updated by the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit. These are worldwide baseline figures; the Workforce Starburst shows them for your country. Go deeper: How ready am I? or an executive briefing.
How the work changes, task by task
The tasks that take up most of the day, with the share of each that machines can do in 2026 (dark) and 2035 (pink). Worldwide baseline.
| Task | Share of the day | Machines can do | 2026 to 2035 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design, build, or maintain Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media | 10% | 80% to 97% | |
| Develop new visual design concepts and modify concepts based on stakeholder feedback | 9% | 30% to 60% | |
| Create Web models or prototypes that include physical, interface, logical, or data models | 8% | 50% to 85% | |
| Write supporting code for Web applications or Web sites | 6% | 80% to 97% | |
| Collaborate with web development professionals, such as front-end or back-end developers, to complete the full scope of Web development projects | 6% | 30% to 60% | |
| Conduct user research to determine design requirements and analyze user feedback to improve design quality | 6% | 58% to 88% | |
| Confer with management or development teams to prioritize needs, resolve conflicts, develop content criteria, or choose solutions | 5% | 25% to 55% | |
| Identify problems uncovered by testing or customer feedback, and correct problems or refer problems to appropriate personnel for correction | 4% | 52% to 80% |
The skills this job runs on
The skills web and digital interface designers use most, most used first.
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When will machines do half of the tasks of Web and Digital Interface Designers?
Machines can already do half of its tasks. That is the worldwide baseline from the 311 Workforce Starburst, before adjusting for country.
Will AI take the job of web and digital interface designers?
Machines can do 57% of the tasks of web and digital interface designers today and 82% by 2035. Most of the routine work moves to machines, and the people in the job move to oversight, judgement and client work.
Sources and citing
Tasks and their share of the day: O*NET 31.0, occupation 15-1255.00 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0). Pay and jobs: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. AI use today: Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Scoring and forecast: the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit; after 2035 the figures extend each trend, with lower confidence. Foresight, not advice.
Cite as: 311 Institute (2026). Web and Digital Interface Designers: the outlook to 2050. 311 Workforce Starburst. https://www.311institute.com/jobs/web-and-digital-interface-designers/