Top 5 design specialisations in 2022: Career, scope, job roles and salary (2024)

Design is everywhere, it is where innovations thrive and creative imagination and technology meet. With changing times, the demand for designers has been increasing, making it one of the most lucrative careers.
As design has a vast umbrella, there are multiple design specializations you can choose across various industries in the market. Here are the most in demand and popular specializations that you can choose from in 2022.

Interior Design

Interior design comes under the top specialization courses when careers in design are concerned. A course in interior designing trains the students to use scientific concepts and theories to bring about unique artistic skills and amplify their work greatly.

Interior designing is an art and science which uses science to decorate the interior of a building to build a unique and pleasant view and surrounding. Interior designs are professionals that turn their vivid ideas into reality with the sense of creativity and environmental safety.

There are a number of opportunities available for Interior designers everywhere. In India, interior designers are paid about 4 lakh- 10 lakhs per annum. After completing the course of interior designing you can opt for job roles such as lighting designer, merchandise designer, interior and spatial designer,Design Educator, Scenographer, Furniture Designer,Lighting Designer,Hospitality consultant,Sustainable interiors consultant, Building Pathologist,Systems Designer,Media Visualizer,Curatorial Consultant,Community Designer,User Experience Designer,Interior Journalist,Illustrator,Interiors Stylist and Visual Merchandiser, Photographer,Video Game Designer, Heritage and Conservation Designer and so on.

Industrial Design

Design Engineer is what industry is looking for. Industrial Design deals with products, services and systems addressing usability, form, function, aesthetics, material, technologies, and sustainability. Our students explore creative thinking and problem-solving processes to bring value to companies, communities and people.

Industrial designer can play a vital role as Product Manager, CMF (color material finish) designer, Lighting Designer, Toy and game designer, Medical product design expert, Furniture Product designer (mass produced furniture), Accessory designer (mass produced Footwear/ Bags/ vehicle interiors).

A career in product design is one of the highest paying jobs having an average salary of 6 lakhs per year and holds great value in the market. Product designers are responsible for almost every design creation from design of stapler, dining chairs to electronics and such.

Interaction Design

Motion designers are responsible for creating videos in digital products, animations and micro-animations that we see in our life. Apart from digital products, motion designers are also known for graphics in Film and Tv. From commercials to movie trailers, motion designers have a huge role to play.

A motion designer doesn’t have one way to attain the degree through various online courses, bachelor degrees are all accepted with a broad understanding of technical skills like Animation perspective, 3D modelling, adaptability, texturing and lighting effects and soft skills as well. Motion designers are usually hired by software companies, computer systems, advertising agencies and likewise. One can get work in Installation, Storytelling/Film, Product designing, Communication Design, Education, Wearable, Mobile Application, Human- Robotics Interaction, Web Design, Service Design.

Motion designers are paid up to 4 lakhs per annum making it one of the best career prospects in design.

UI /UX Design

One of the job roles of a UI designer is to design a screen through which the user moves and create visual touchpoints to facilitate this movement easily and smoothly. This programme caters to the new, hard-wired, device-friendly, young audiences who are comfortable in the virtual world, as they are in the real world. One can work in Technology companies and big corporations, Start-ups in digital products and app development, they are required in every sector.

The average salary a UI designer receives is 5 lakhs per annum and it may increase to an unpredictable scale as candidate experience is increased.

UX design is one of the most lucrative careers in design and has a considerable higher pay in the industry. Interaction designers understand the systemic approach to problem solving. Organisation that develop software needs UI/ UX Designers interpret the man machine interface.

In India, per year UX designers can earn a salary of 16 lakhs to 47 lakhs based on experience and work attained.

Animation

Animation is a rewarding career option for those who have artistic talent and some proficiency in using animation tools and software. If you have a desired interest in this career field, you may benefit from knowing more about popular animation careers that are worth pursuing for future growth.

Animation Film Designers are employed successfully in Production Houses, TV Channels, Independent Animation Studios, Digital Gaming Studios, UI/UX and e-learning companies with a starting package of 6.5 to 8 lakhs is ok but we need to show the higher limits too.

Many Animation alumni run their own successful studios and are significant stakeholders and contributors in the Indian Animation Industry.

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