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O*NET 15-1255.00: Web and Digital Interface DesignersMedian pay $104,000/year (BLS, May 2025)30 tasksJob Zone 4: Considerable preparation

Design digital user interfaces or websites. Develop and test layouts, interfaces, functionality, and navigation menus to ensure compatibility and usability across browsers or devices. May use web framework applications as well as client-side code and processes. May evaluate web design following web and accessibility standards, and may analyze web use metrics and optimize websites for marketability and search engine ranking. May design and test interfaces that facilitate the human-computer interaction and maximize the usability of digital devices, websites, and software with a focus on aesthetics and design. May create graphics used in websites and manage website content and links.

Your job title Type your own title and every prompt on this page updates to match. Also called: UI Developer (User Interface Developer), UX Developer (User Experience Developer), UX Engineer (User Experience Engineer), Web Administration Coordinator (Web Admin Coordinator), Web Architect, Web Content Developer, Web Content Specialist, Web Design Specialist, Web Designer, Webmaster.

Where AI fits in this job

AI-ready 41%AI-assist 59%Stays human 0%

Share of the job's tasks, weighted by how important and how frequent each task is (O*NET ratings). 13 AI-ready, 17 AI-assist and 0 human-led tasks out of 30. This measures where AI can help, not whether the job will disappear.

Information & paperwork

Thinking & planning

People & communication

Leading & teaching

Hands-on & physical

Shape of the job: importance of each kind of work activity (O*NET, 1 to 5).

🗓 Start here on Monday

The most frequent, most important tasks where AI can help right away.

Design, build, or maintain Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media.Build with code · Daily
Collaborate with web development professionals, such as front-end or back-end developers, to complete the full scope of Web development projects.Coordinate & message · Weekly
Identify problems uncovered by testing or customer feedback, and correct problems or refer problems to appropriate personnel for correction.Coordinate & message · Weekly

💪 Lean into these

Core tasks that stay human. These skills get more valuable as the routine work gets automated.

None of this job's listed tasks fall in this group.

Skills to build & where you could move ↓

AI can draft these 13

AI produces a usable first pass. You review it, fix it and own it.

Identify problems uncovered by testing or customer feedback, and correct problems or refer problems to appropriate personnel for correction.

Weekly

AI drafts the emails and updates; you send them.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 87% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person. This label was updated from real usage data.

Show prompt & steps

AI drafts the emails, updates and handoff notes. You add the context and hit send.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to identify problems uncovered by testing or customer feedback, and correct problems or refer problems to appropriate personnel for correction.

Issue: [describe]
Who: [vendors, project staff]

Draft a message with facts and needed actions. Keep it under 150 words with a clear ask, plus a 2-sentence version for chat.

10-minute exercise: IT issue collaboration

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you identify problems (this week). Leave out names and identifying details.

Step 2Fill in [Issue] and [Who] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Edit it until it sounds like you, then send it yourself.

Never let AI send messages for you. Read every word, because tone mistakes cost trust.

Importance 4.3/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Collaborate with others to resolve information technology issues.. Also involves: Troubleshoot issues with computer applications or systems.; Resolve computer software problems..

Maintain understanding of current Web technologies or programming practices through continuing education, reading, or participation in professional conferences, workshops, or groups.

Weekly

AI is a patient tutor for new rules and techniques.

Show prompt & steps

AI is a patient personal tutor. It explains new rules, techniques and technology at your level, quizzes you and builds a study plan.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to maintain understanding of current Web technologies or programming practices through continuing education, reading, or participation in professional conferences, workshops, or groups.

Context: The work draws on computers and electronics, customer and personal service and administration and management.
Industry: [describe]
Focus: [technology, best practices]

Summarize trends, what they mean for my role, and sources to follow. Use examples from my line of work, quiz me with 5 questions one at a time, and list trustworthy sources.

10-minute exercise: Industry trend briefing

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you maintain understanding of current Web technologies or programming practices (this week).

Step 2Fill in [Industry] and [Focus] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Check one claim against an official or professional source.

AI's knowledge has a cutoff date. For new regulations and standards, always confirm against the official source.

Importance 4.0/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Update knowledge about emerging industry or technology trends..

Perform or direct Web site updates.

Weekly

AI handles forms, records and routine paperwork for you to verify.

Show prompt & steps

Forms, records, data entry, scheduling and routine paperwork are where AI saves the most time. It drafts, sorts, extracts and reformats while you verify.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to perform or direct Web site updates.

Context: We use Microsoft SharePoint and Structured query language SQL.
Site: [describe]
Update: [content, domain]

List update steps and checks. Point out anything missing or inconsistent and suggest a template I can reuse.

10-minute exercise: Website update checklist

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you perform or direct Web site updates (this week).

Step 2Fill in [Site] and [Update] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Save the template and use it on the next one. Time both.

Personal, financial and health data shouldn't go into AI tools unless your employer has approved one for it.

Importance 3.8/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Update website content..

Research and apply innovative solutions for product design, visuals, and user experience to meet the needs of individual Web development projects.

Monthly

AI maps out the topic and options; confirm with real sources.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 40% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

AI is a fast research assistant. Ask it to map out a topic, compare options or list what to check. Use a tool with web search and ask for its sources.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to research and apply innovative solutions for product design, visuals, and user experience to meet the needs of individual Web development projects.

Context: We use SAS and JavaScript; the work draws on computers and electronics, customer and personal service and administration and management.
What I'm evaluating: [hardware, software, process]
Needs: [requirements]

Compare options against my needs in a table, list questions for vendors, and sources to verify.

10-minute exercise: Product or process research

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you research and apply innovative solutions.

Step 2Fill in [What I'm evaluating] and [Needs] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Confirm the top option's claims with the vendor or a trial.

AI can invent sources and citations. Open every link and confirm it says what the AI claims.

Importance 3.6/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Conduct research to gain information about products or processes.. Also involves: Create images or other visual displays..

Identify or maintain links to and from other Web sites and check links to ensure proper functioning.

Weekly

AI handles forms, records and routine paperwork for you to verify.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 70% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

Forms, records, data entry, scheduling and routine paperwork are where AI saves the most time. It drafts, sorts, extracts and reformats while you verify.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to identify or maintain links to and from other Web sites and check links to ensure proper functioning.

Context: We use Microsoft SharePoint and Structured query language SQL.
Site: [describe]
Update: [content, domain]

List update steps and checks. Point out anything missing or inconsistent and suggest a template I can reuse.

10-minute exercise: Website update checklist

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you identify or maintain links (this week).

Step 2Fill in [Site] and [Update] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Save the template and use it on the next one. Time both.

Personal, financial and health data shouldn't go into AI tools unless your employer has approved one for it.

Importance 3.7/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Update website content..

Conduct user research to determine design requirements and analyze user feedback to improve design quality.

Monthly

AI finds trends and writes the spreadsheet formulas.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 55% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

Paste a spreadsheet or table and ask AI to find trends, outliers and totals, or to write the formula you need. It's like having an analyst on call.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to conduct user research to determine design requirements and analyze user feedback to improve design quality.

Context: We use Tableau and SAS; the work draws on computers and electronics, customer and personal service and administration and management.
Data: [paste feedback, survey, process data]
Goal: [improvement]

Analyze and suggest changes. Show your working step by step and give spreadsheet formulas so I can reproduce the numbers.

10-minute exercise: Process or product evaluation

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you conduct user research to determine design requirements and analyze.

Step 2Fill in [Data] and [Goal] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Recompute the most important number yourself before you trust the rest.

AI makes arithmetic mistakes. Recompute anything that matters with a spreadsheet formula.

Importance 3.8/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Analyze operational data to evaluate operations, processes or products.. Also involves: Gather customer or product information to determine customer needs..

Write and edit technical documentation for digital interface products and designs, such as user manuals, testing protocols, and reports.

Monthly

AI turns complex material into plain-language handouts.

Show prompt & steps

AI is great at turning complicated material into plain-language guides, handouts, FAQs and how-tos for a specific audience. You check it's accurate.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to write and edit technical documentation for digital interface products and designs, such as user manuals, testing protocols, and reports.

Context: We use Figma and Structured query language SQL; the work draws on computers and electronics, customer and personal service and administration and management.
Subject: [property, item]
Findings: [measurements, condition, values]

Draft the report following standard sections. Use plain language, one everyday analogy, and the questions people are most likely to ask with short answers.

10-minute exercise: Evaluation or appraisal report

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you write and edit technical documentation.

Step 2Fill in [Subject] and [Findings] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Check every answer is right for your workplace before you share it.

Rules, prices and policies change. Make sure AI is working from your current official version.

Importance 3.5/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Write reports or evaluations..

Develop, validate, and document test routines and schedules to ensure that test cases mimic external interfaces and address all browser and device types.

Weekly

AI writes the first draft from your notes; you check every fact.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 73% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

Give AI your rough notes, numbers or last version and it will turn them into a clean, well-structured first draft. You check every fact and figure before it goes anywhere.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to develop, validate, and document test routines and schedules to ensure that test cases mimic external interfaces and address all browser and device types.

Context: We use Microsoft SharePoint.
System: [network, data warehouse, hardware]
What to test: [functions, integration]

Draft test procedures, cases and expected results. Use plain language and headings where they help, and mark anything you had to guess with [CHECK].

10-minute exercise: Test procedure

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you develop, validate, and document test routines and schedules (this week).

Step 2Fill in [System] and [What to test] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Run the procedure once and fix unclear steps.

AI will happily make up numbers, names and dates. Every fact in the draft needs checking against your source.

Importance 3.5/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Develop testing routines or procedures.. Also involves: Test software performance..

Direct and execute pre-production activities, such as creating moodboards or storyboards and establishing a project timeline.

Monthly

AI drafts the plan, schedule or checklist for you to adjust.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 40% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

Describe the goal, the people and the constraints, and AI drafts the plan, schedule or checklist. You adjust it to what you know about real life on the ground.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to direct and execute pre-production activities, such as creating moodboards or storyboards and establishing a project timeline.

Context: We use Microsoft Project and Microsoft Excel; the work draws on computers and electronics, customer and personal service and administration and management.
Project: [objectives, team]
Constraints: [time, budget]

Draft a plan with milestones, risks and owners. Lay it out as a table with steps, owner, timing and what could go wrong, then list the decisions I still need to make.

10-minute exercise: Project plan

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you direct and execute pre-production activities.

Step 2Fill in [Project] and [Constraints] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Cross out anything that won't work on the ground and ask AI to revise with your corrections.

AI doesn't know your people, your site or your history. Treat its plan as a starting point to react to.

Importance 3.6/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Develop detailed project plans.. Also involves: Create images or other visual displays.; Supervise information technology personnel..

Develop and document style guidelines for Web site content.

Monthly

AI writes the first draft from your notes; you check every fact.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 38% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

Give AI your rough notes, numbers or last version and it will turn them into a clean, well-structured first draft. You check every fact and figure before it goes anywhere.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to develop and document style guidelines for Web site content.

Context: We use Microsoft SharePoint.
Project: [system or program]
Changes or procedures: [paste notes, commit summaries]

Draft documentation: overview, procedures, revision history and known issues. Use plain language and headings where they help, and mark anything you had to guess with [CHECK].

10-minute exercise: Development documentation

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you develop and document style guidelines.

Step 2Fill in [Project] and [Changes or procedures] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Check it against the code or system as it actually works today.

AI will happily make up numbers, names and dates. Every fact in the draft needs checking against your source.

Importance 3.5/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Document design or development procedures.. Also involves: Develop specifications or procedures for website development or maintenance..

Research, document, rate, or select alternatives for Web architecture or technologies.

Monthly

AI maps out the topic and options; confirm with real sources.

Show prompt & steps

AI is a fast research assistant. Ask it to map out a topic, compare options or list what to check. Use a tool with web search and ask for its sources.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to research, document, rate, or select alternatives for Web architecture or technologies.

Context: We use SAS and Microsoft SharePoint; the work draws on computers and electronics, customer and personal service and administration and management.
What I'm evaluating: [hardware, software, process]
Needs: [requirements]

Compare options against my needs in a table, list questions for vendors, and sources to verify.

10-minute exercise: Product or process research

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you research, document, rate, or select alternatives.

Step 2Fill in [What I'm evaluating] and [Needs] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Confirm the top option's claims with the vendor or a trial.

AI can invent sources and citations. Open every link and confirm it says what the AI claims.

Importance 3.1/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Conduct research to gain information about products or processes.. Also involves: Document design or development procedures..

Document technical factors such as server load, bandwidth, database performance, and browser and device types.

Monthly

AI writes the first draft from your notes; you check every fact.

Show prompt & steps

Give AI your rough notes, numbers or last version and it will turn them into a clean, well-structured first draft. You check every fact and figure before it goes anywhere.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to document technical factors such as server load, bandwidth, database performance, and browser and device types.

Context: We use Microsoft SharePoint.
Activity: [support tickets, changes, incidents]
Notes: [paste rough notes, no passwords]

Turn these into clear log entries: what, when, who, outcome, follow-up. Use plain language and headings where they help, and mark anything you had to guess with [CHECK].

10-minute exercise: Network activity log

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you document technical factors.

Step 2Fill in [Activity] and [Notes] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Check timestamps and ticket numbers against the system.

AI will happily make up numbers, names and dates. Every fact in the draft needs checking against your source.

Importance 3.0/5 · O*NET work activity: Document network-related activities or tasks..

Register Web sites with search engines to increase Web site traffic.

A few times a year

AI handles forms, records and routine paperwork for you to verify.

Show prompt & steps

Forms, records, data entry, scheduling and routine paperwork are where AI saves the most time. It drafts, sorts, extracts and reformats while you verify.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to register Web sites with search engines to increase Web site traffic.

Context: We use Microsoft SharePoint and Structured query language SQL.
Site: [describe]
Update: [content, domain]

List update steps and checks. Point out anything missing or inconsistent and suggest a template I can reuse.

10-minute exercise: Website update checklist

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you register Web sites.

Step 2Fill in [Site] and [Update] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Save the template and use it on the next one. Time both.

Personal, financial and health data shouldn't go into AI tools unless your employer has approved one for it.

Importance 2.8/5 · O*NET work activity: Update website content..

AI can help you prep these 17

AI speeds up the prep, drafting or thinking. The core of the task is still yours.

Design, build, or maintain Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media.

Daily

AI drafts scripts and configs; design and security are yours.

Show prompt & steps

AI can draft configurations, scripts and test cases and explain unfamiliar systems. Architecture and security decisions need your expertise.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to design, build, or maintain Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media.

Context: We use C and Microsoft Azure software; the work draws on computers and electronics, customer and personal service and administration and management.
Site: [describe]
Goal: [SEO, speed, conversion]

List improvements and code or content changes. Propose the approach first, then the code with comments and tests, and point out security risks.

10-minute exercise: Website improvement

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you design, build, or maintain Web sites (today).

Step 2Fill in [Site] and [Goal] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Run the tests yourself and read every line before you'd use it.

Don't paste secrets, passwords or proprietary code into tools your employer hasn't approved.

Importance 4.1/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Design websites or web applications.. Also involves: Update website content..

Collaborate with web development professionals, such as front-end or back-end developers, to complete the full scope of Web development projects.

Weekly

AI drafts clear messages and talking points.

Show prompt & steps

AI can draft updates, emails and talking points so your message is clear and complete. Relationships and real-time calls are yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to collaborate with web development professionals, such as front-end or back-end developers, to complete the full scope of Web development projects.

Context: We use JavaScript and Hypertext markup language HTML.
Product or system: [describe]
Stakeholders: [users, management]

Draft questions to settle requirements. Keep it under 150 words with a clear ask, plus a 2-sentence version for chat.

10-minute exercise: Specification discussion

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you collaborate with web development professionals (this week).

Step 2Fill in [Product or system] and [Stakeholders] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Edit it until it sounds like you, then send it yourself.

Never let AI send messages for you. Read every word, because tone mistakes cost trust.

Importance 4.0/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Collaborate with others to determine design specifications or details..

Write supporting code for Web applications or Web sites.

Daily

AI drafts scripts and configs; design and security are yours.

Show prompt & steps

AI can draft configurations, scripts and test cases and explain unfamiliar systems. Architecture and security decisions need your expertise.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to write supporting code for Web applications or Web sites.

Context: We use C and Microsoft Azure software; the work draws on computers and electronics, customer and personal service and administration and management.
Site: [describe]
Goal: [SEO, speed, conversion]

List improvements and code or content changes. Propose the approach first, then the code with comments and tests, and point out security risks.

10-minute exercise: Website improvement

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you write supporting code (today).

Step 2Fill in [Site] and [Goal] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Run the tests yourself and read every line before you'd use it.

Don't paste secrets, passwords or proprietary code into tools your employer hasn't approved.

Importance 4.1/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Design websites or web applications.. Also involves: Write computer programming code..

Perform Web site tests according to planned schedules, or after any Web site or product revision.

Weekly

AI drafts scripts and configs; design and security are yours.

Show prompt & steps

AI can draft configurations, scripts and test cases and explain unfamiliar systems. Architecture and security decisions need your expertise.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to perform Web site tests according to planned schedules, or after any Web site or product revision.

Context: We use C and Microsoft Azure software; the work draws on computers and electronics, customer and personal service and administration and management.
Software: [describe the feature or change]
Acceptance criteria: [what it must do]

Write test cases (normal, edge, error) and automated test code where it fits. Propose the approach first, then the code with comments and tests, and point out security risks.

10-minute exercise: Software test cases

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you perform Web site tests (this week).

Step 2Fill in [Software] and [Acceptance criteria] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Run the tests and review every line.

Don't paste secrets, passwords or proprietary code into tools your employer hasn't approved.

Importance 4.1/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Test software performance..

Respond to user email inquiries, or set up automated systems to send responses.

Weekly

AI builds you an answer bank; exceptions and the human touch are yours.

Show prompt & steps

Build a personal answer bank with AI for the questions you get every day. In the moment, the human touch and the judgment about exceptions are yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to respond to user email inquiries, or set up automated systems to send responses.

Context: The work draws on computers and electronics, customer and personal service and administration and management.
Service: [online, product]
Common issues: [list]

Write answers and escalation paths. Keep answers to 2-3 sentences and flag any that depend on the situation.

10-minute exercise: Customer service answers

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you respond to user email inquiries (this week).

Step 2Fill in [Service] and [Common issues] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Save the answers you'd actually use and tweak each one the first time you send it.

Don't paste customers' personal details into AI tools. Describe the situation instead.

Importance 3.9/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Provide customer service to clients or users..

Develop new visual design concepts and modify concepts based on stakeholder feedback.

Weekly

AI generates options and references; taste and the final call are yours.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 20% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

Use AI to generate lots of options, references and rough mock-ups fast. The craft, the taste and the final call are what make it yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to develop new visual design concepts and modify concepts based on stakeholder feedback.

Context: We use Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator; the work draws on computers and electronics, customer and personal service and administration and management.
Project: [web page, mock-up, storyboard]
Goals and audience: [describe]

Generate 5 concept directions with layouts and styles. Give 10 quite different options from safe to bold, then develop the best 2.

10-minute exercise: Visual concepts

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you develop new visual design concepts (this week).

Step 2Fill in [Project] and [Goals and audience] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Pick the idea that sparks something and develop it yourself for 5 minutes.

Check the usage rules for AI images and text in your field, and make sure the final work is original.

Importance 4.0/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Prepare graphics or other visual representations of information.. Also involves: Implement design or process improvements..

Collaborate with management or users to develop e-commerce strategies and to integrate these strategies with Web sites.

Weekly

AI drafts clear messages and talking points.

Show prompt & steps

AI can draft updates, emails and talking points so your message is clear and complete. Relationships and real-time calls are yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to collaborate with management or users to develop e-commerce strategies and to integrate these strategies with Web sites.

Strategy: [online, marketing]
Teams: [describe]

Draft a message aligning goals and responsibilities. Keep it under 150 words with a clear ask, plus a 2-sentence version for chat.

10-minute exercise: Strategy alignment

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you collaborate with management or users (this week).

Step 2Fill in [Strategy] and [Teams] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Edit it until it sounds like you, then send it yourself.

Never let AI send messages for you. Read every word, because tone mistakes cost trust.

Importance 4.0/5 · O*NET work activity: Collaborate with others to develop or implement marketing strategies..

Communicate with network personnel or Web site hosting agencies to address hardware or software issues affecting Web sites.

Monthly

AI helps you prepare clearer wording and likely questions.

Show prompt & steps

Use AI to prepare: simpler wording, analogies, likely questions and a one-page handout. The conversation itself is yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to communicate with network personnel or Web site hosting agencies to address hardware or software issues affecting Web sites.

Context: The work draws on computers and electronics, customer and personal service and administration and management.
Issues: [connectivity, accounts]
Users: [describe]

Write troubleshooting guidance. Use plain language, one everyday analogy, and the questions people are most likely to ask with short answers.

10-minute exercise: Network support answers

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you communicate with network personnel or Web site hosting agencies. Leave out names and identifying details.

Step 2Fill in [Issues] and [Users] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Check every answer is right for your workplace before you share it.

Rules, prices and policies change. Make sure AI is working from your current official version.

Importance 3.6/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Provide technical support for computer network issues.. Also involves: Collaborate with others to resolve information technology issues..

Confer with management or development teams to prioritize needs, resolve conflicts, develop content criteria, or choose solutions.

Monthly

AI drafts clear messages and talking points.

Show prompt & steps

AI can draft updates, emails and talking points so your message is clear and complete. Relationships and real-time calls are yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to confer with management or development teams to prioritize needs, resolve conflicts, develop content criteria, or choose solutions.

Context: We use JavaScript and Atlassian JIRA.
Issue: [describe]
Who: [vendors, project staff]

Draft a message with facts and needed actions. Keep it under 150 words with a clear ask, plus a 2-sentence version for chat.

10-minute exercise: IT issue collaboration

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you confer with management or development teams.

Step 2Fill in [Issue] and [Who] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Edit it until it sounds like you, then send it yourself.

Never let AI send messages for you. Read every word, because tone mistakes cost trust.

Importance 3.5/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Collaborate with others to resolve information technology issues..

Create Web models or prototypes that include physical, interface, logical, or data models.

Weekly

AI does the arithmetic and suggests what to look at; the conclusions are yours.

Show prompt & steps

AI can do the arithmetic, build the spreadsheet formula and suggest what to look at. Deciding what the numbers mean for your situation is still you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to create Web models or prototypes that include physical, interface, logical, or data models.

Context: We use Tableau and SAS; the work draws on computers and electronics, customer and personal service and administration and management.
System: [network, communications]
Requirements: [users, traffic, reliability]

Draft conceptual and logical designs with capacity calculations. Show your working step by step and give spreadsheet formulas so I can reproduce the numbers.

10-minute exercise: Network or system model

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you create Web models or prototypes (this week).

Step 2Fill in [System] and [Requirements] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Check the capacity math yourself before ordering hardware.

AI makes arithmetic mistakes. Recompute anything that matters with a spreadsheet formula.

Importance 3.9/5 · O*NET work activity: Develop models of information or communications systems..

Select programming languages, design tools, or applications.

Monthly

AI drafts scripts and configs; design and security are yours.

Show prompt & steps

AI can draft configurations, scripts and test cases and explain unfamiliar systems. Architecture and security decisions need your expertise.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to select programming languages, design tools, or applications.

Context: We use C and Microsoft Azure software; the work draws on computers and electronics, customer and personal service and administration and management.
Site: [describe]
Goal: [SEO, speed, conversion]

List improvements and code or content changes. Propose the approach first, then the code with comments and tests, and point out security risks.

10-minute exercise: Website improvement

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you select programming languages, design tools and applications.

Step 2Fill in [Site] and [Goal] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Run the tests yourself and read every line before you'd use it.

Don't paste secrets, passwords or proprietary code into tools your employer hasn't approved.

Importance 3.5/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Design websites or web applications..

Provide clear, detailed descriptions of Web site specifications, such as product features, activities, software, communication protocols, programming languages, and operating systems software and hardware.

Monthly

AI drafts the structure and wording; the specifics and sign-off are yours.

Show prompt & steps

AI can draft the structure and standard wording. The specifics, the judgment calls and the sign-off are yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to provide clear, detailed descriptions of Web site specifications, such as product features, activities, software, communication protocols, programming languages, and operating systems software and hardware.

Context: We use Microsoft SharePoint.
Site: [describe]
Requirements: [usability, revisions]

Draft specifications and procedures. Use plain language and headings where they help, and mark anything you had to guess with [CHECK].

10-minute exercise: Website specifications

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you provide clear and detailed descriptions of Web site specifications.

Step 2Fill in [Site] and [Requirements] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Check every fact, name and number against your source before it goes anywhere.

AI will happily make up numbers, names and dates. Every fact in the draft needs checking against your source.

Importance 3.4/5 · O*NET work activity: Develop specifications or procedures for website development or maintenance..

Develop or implement procedures for ongoing Web site revision.

Monthly

AI drafts the structure and wording; the specifics and sign-off are yours.

Show prompt & steps

AI can draft the structure and standard wording. The specifics, the judgment calls and the sign-off are yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to develop or implement procedures for ongoing Web site revision.

Context: We use Microsoft SharePoint.
Site: [describe]
Requirements: [usability, revisions]

Draft specifications and procedures. Use plain language and headings where they help, and mark anything you had to guess with [CHECK].

10-minute exercise: Website specifications

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you develop or implement procedures for ongoing Web site revision.

Step 2Fill in [Site] and [Requirements] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Check every fact, name and number against your source before it goes anywhere.

AI will happily make up numbers, names and dates. Every fact in the draft needs checking against your source.

Importance 2.9/5 · O*NET work activity: Develop specifications or procedures for website development or maintenance..

Incorporate technical considerations into Web site design plans, such as budgets, equipment, performance requirements, or legal issues including accessibility and privacy.

Monthly

AI drafts the structure and wording; the specifics and sign-off are yours.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 44% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

AI can draft the structure and standard wording. The specifics, the judgment calls and the sign-off are yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to incorporate technical considerations into Web site design plans, such as budgets, equipment, performance requirements, or legal issues including accessibility and privacy.

Context: We use Microsoft SharePoint.
Site: [describe]
Requirements: [usability, revisions]

Draft specifications and procedures. Use plain language and headings where they help, and mark anything you had to guess with [CHECK].

10-minute exercise: Website specifications

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you incorporate technical considerations.

Step 2Fill in [Site] and [Requirements] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Check every fact, name and number against your source before it goes anywhere. Recompute every total yourself.

AI will happily make up numbers, names and dates. Every fact in the draft needs checking against your source.

Rules and regulations vary by place and change often. Confirm against the official source before relying on anything.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 3.1/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Develop specifications or procedures for website development or maintenance..

Develop Web site maps, application models, image templates, or page templates that meet project goals, user needs, or industry standards.

Monthly

AI does the arithmetic and suggests what to look at; the conclusions are yours.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 58% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

AI can do the arithmetic, build the spreadsheet formula and suggest what to look at. Deciding what the numbers mean for your situation is still you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to develop Web site maps, application models, image templates, or page templates that meet project goals, user needs, or industry standards.

Context: We use Tableau and SAS; the work draws on computers and electronics, customer and personal service and administration and management.
System: [network, communications]
Requirements: [users, traffic, reliability]

Draft conceptual and logical designs with capacity calculations. Show your working step by step and give spreadsheet formulas so I can reproduce the numbers.

10-minute exercise: Network or system model

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you develop Web site maps, application models and image templates.

Step 2Fill in [System] and [Requirements] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Check the capacity math yourself before ordering hardware.

AI makes arithmetic mistakes. Recompute anything that matters with a spreadsheet formula.

Importance 3.2/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Develop models of information or communications systems.. Also involves: Prepare graphics or other visual representations of information..

Create searchable indices for Web page content.

Weekly

AI drafts scripts and configs; design and security are yours.

Show prompt & steps

AI can draft configurations, scripts and test cases and explain unfamiliar systems. Architecture and security decisions need your expertise.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to create searchable indices for Web page content.

Context: We use C and Microsoft Azure software; the work draws on computers and electronics, customer and personal service and administration and management.
Site: [describe]
Goal: [SEO, speed, conversion]

List improvements and code or content changes. Propose the approach first, then the code with comments and tests, and point out security risks.

10-minute exercise: Website improvement

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you create searchable indices (this week).

Step 2Fill in [Site] and [Goal] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Run the tests yourself and read every line before you'd use it.

Don't paste secrets, passwords or proprietary code into tools your employer hasn't approved.

Importance 2.7/5 · O*NET work activity: Design websites or web applications..

Develop system interaction or sequence diagrams.

A few times a year

AI generates options and references; taste and the final call are yours.

Show prompt & steps

Use AI to generate lots of options, references and rough mock-ups fast. The craft, the taste and the final call are what make it yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to develop system interaction or sequence diagrams.

Context: We use Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator; the work draws on computers and electronics, customer and personal service and administration and management.
System: [security, software, process]
Goals: [what it must do]

Describe the flowchart steps and decision points. Give 10 quite different options from safe to bold, then develop the best 2.

10-minute exercise: Flowchart or system diagram

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you develop system interaction or sequence diagrams.

Step 2Fill in [System] and [Goals] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Pick the idea that sparks something and develop it yourself for 5 minutes.

Check the usage rules for AI images and text in your field, and make sure the final work is original.

Importance 2.5/5 · O*NET work activity: Develop diagrams or flow charts of system operation..

These stay human 0

They need your hands, your presence or your accountable judgment. Lean into them: they get more valuable as routine work is automated.

📏 Measured in this job (O*NET work context): Contact with others: contact with others most of the time · Face-to-face discussions: once a week or more but not every day · Impact of decisions: important results · Frequency of decisions: once a week or more but not every day

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Skills to build

From O*NET's ratings of how important each skill is in this job, matched to which part of the work it supports.

With AI Use these to work with AI

When AI does the first draft, these are the skills you use to brief it and check what comes back.

Critical Thinkingimportance 3.5/5
Used in: Thinking Creatively
Reading Comprehensionimportance 3.8/5
Used in: Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
Writingimportance 3.1/5
Used in: Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
Active Listeningimportance 3.4/5
Used in: Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

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New tasks appearing in this job

O*NET has started tracking 1 new or updated task here: 0 AI-ready, 1 AI-assist, 0 stays human. They have no worker ratings yet, so they aren't counted in the bar above.

Optimize webpages for search engine rankings.

New in O*NET

AI does the arithmetic and suggests what to look at; the conclusions are yours.

Show prompt & steps

AI can do the arithmetic, build the spreadsheet formula and suggest what to look at. Deciding what the numbers mean for your situation is still you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a web / digital interface designer. Part of my job is to optimize webpages for search engine rankings.

Context: We use Tableau and SAS.
Here is my data on webpages: [paste a table, or list the columns you export from Tableau or SAS]
What I'm trying to decide: [the question this data should answer]

1. Tell me the 3 most important things this data shows for that decision
2. Point out anything unusual I should double-check
3. Give me the spreadsheet formulas to reproduce your numbers
Show your working step by step.

10-minute exercise: Second pair of eyes: webpages

Step 1Export a small slice of real data on webpages from Tableau or SAS, with names and confidential figures removed.

Step 2Paste it into [paste a table] and write the real decision in [What I'm trying to decide].

Step 3Put one of the formulas it gives into your spreadsheet. If your number differs, ask AI why before trusting anything else.

AI makes arithmetic mistakes. Recompute anything that matters with a spreadsheet formula.

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