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User Experience (UX) Career Roadmap: Jobs and Levels Guide
Explore the job-leveling matrix for User Experience. Understand the roles and skills needed to advance from beginner to leader.
May 20, 2024
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User Experience Resources
Explore Coursera’s resources tailored for UX designers at every stage of their careers. You can find a variety of tutorials, career guides, how-tos, and more, all designed to enhance your skills and support your professional growth for your UX career.
Popular UX Courses
Status: New AI skills
Skills you'll gain: Storyboarding, Wireframing, Responsive Web Design, User Experience Design, Design Thinking, User Research, UI/UX Research, Information Architecture, Figma (Design Software), Usability Testing, User Story, Web Design, Design Reviews, Usability, Presentations, User Experience, Design Research, Ideation, User Centered Design, Mockups
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, User Research, User Experience Design, User Centered Design, Usability, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Cross Platform Development, Prototyping, Wireframing, Sprint Planning
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Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, User Research, Figma (Design Software), User Experience Design, Prototyping, Wireframing, Persona (User Experience), User Centered Design, Usability, Responsive Web Design, User Experience, Design Reviews, Design Research, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Human Centered Design, UI/UX Research, Interaction Design, Software Documentation, Mockups, Software Design Documents
What are the top skills needed to be a UX designer?
Industry skills: These skills are essential to UX practices and enable designers to visualize and iterate on ideas, allowing for early identification of potential usability issues and enhancements:
User-centric skills: Proficiency in these areas allows designers to create intuitive, aesthetically pleasing interfaces while grounding design decisions in empirical user-based research. Such skills include:
Collaboration: These skills enable UX designers to facilitate clear communication, foster teamwork, and align project goals, resulting in a more successful and cohesive user experience. Key skills to learn:
