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Associate Product Designer

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Your path to the next level

A milestone-by-milestone view of how to grow from here.

  1. Current role
    Associate Product Designer
    Entry
  2. Recommended certification
    Google UX Design Certificate
    Professional
  3. Recommended master's
    Master of Fine Arts
    Graduate Degree
  4. Next career level
    Product Designer
    Design
  5. Future salary potential
    $100K potential
    Top of range for this role
Overview

Degrees that lead to this role

No mapped degrees yet for this role.
Career ladder

How the climb looks

  1. 1
    Associate Product Designer
    Entry • you are here
    0-2 years
  2. 2
    Product Designer
    Mid
    3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Product Designer
    Senior
    8-15+ years
Salary range

What you can realistically earn

Entry / low
$34K
Typical mid
$67K
Top of range
$100K
$34K$100K

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Certifications

Credentials that advance you

Professional
Medium
Google UX Design Certificate
Professional
Professional
Medium
LEED Green Associate
Professional
Master's degrees

Graduate paths worth considering

Graduate Degree
High
Master of Fine Arts
Business
Medium
Master of Project Management
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