WWW: Beyond the Basics

7. Web Related Careers

7.3. Popular Career Titles

7.3.10 Web Page Designer

Description

Web Page Designers are the persons that convert text documents to HTML format. These are usually not the only skills they have, and they sometimes refer to themselves as Webmaster . The latter should only be true if the person does the graphics design , text conversion, Web site setup, and maintenance. Otherwise, their only tasks involve designing the layout of the textual information and presenting it via HTML. However, they are required to work with the Graphics designer and persons providing the content in order to provide quality Web pages. Web Page Designers also need to have knowledge of HTML, a browser and good communication skills to accomplish their tasks.

Education Requirement

Knowledge of HTML is the largest educational requirement for Web Page Designers. HTML is a language that one can learn by reading a book. To be an efficient and productive Web Page Designer, one should also have skills in Graphics Design, and some programming in Java and CGI.

Salary

These persons can demand $20K-$50K depending on experience, additional skills other than HTML knowledge, and their education level.

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