Graphic design as a career?

justin · May 2021

I'm thinking about graphic design as a career (maybe something like logo creation, book illusion, stuff like that. Or I'd be happy with simple editing and touching up)

What is the best way to go about getting a job as a graphic designer, what to expect, salary in average. I'm in my second semester of freshman year at college getting my associates in social science (hate it) is it too late, best colleges in northern California for graphic design.

Any help would be awesome, but I'd prefer a real graphic designers input

jwong71091 · May 2021

You can speak to your teachers, counselors, other students and etc. to see if they could give any good advice and information

If you are attending college then you can find out if you have a Career Services office that provide college students with personal career counseling, job and internship listings, job search assistance, and etc.

You can ask them for advice and information

Some colleges offer work study programs that can help you find a job

You can contact some local businesses or companies that specialize in Graphics Design and etc. to get advice and information for this career

You can also contact the local, state, or Federal Department of Labor or Education and etc. to see if they would have any information or resources that may help

For example if you need career suggestions and information then a website you might find to be helpful is the one at the US Bureau of Labor Statistics which has lots of information for careers such as the nature of the work, educational and training requirements, wages, estimated job outlook, and etc.

They also include a list of organizations that can provide more information about these careers

Graphic Designers

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos090.htm

Various Professional, Management and etc. careers and related occupations

http://www.bls.gov/k12/

http://www.bls.gov/oco/oco1002.htm

h ttp://www.kids.gov/6_8/6_8_careers.shtml

Hopefully by looking at this information this would give you a better idea about which career path to take and find out what kind of training and education you would need to prepare yourself for these careers

You also can contact their office at the above website to see if they have any other information and resources for the career that you are interested in

You can also use a search engine like Google to find many free tutorials, videos, forums and etc. for learning about Graphic Design and etc.

Graphic Design tutorial

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1024&bih=56...

Create Graphic Design

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1024&bih=56...

Graphic Design how to

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1024&bih=56...

Free Graphic Design course

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1024&bih=56...

Free Graphic Design software

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&ei=ub5MT6z...

There are many online forums on the Internet. You can ask them for any advice and information.