High Demand
Demand for workers with 3D graphics skills has grown 42% faster than the market. For workers with real-time 3D skills—an area of 3D graphics at the forefront of technology—, demand has grown 601% faster than the market. (Burning Glass Technologies & Epic Games, Visualizing the Future, 2019.)
429,000
The number of jobs in all 50 states produced by the U.S. video game industry. (Entertainment Software Association, 2019).
$73,513
The average starting salary for people with 3D graphics skills. That average salary goes up to $86,533 for those with real-time 3D skills. And 23% of job openings requiring 3D graphics skills, and 19% of job openings requiring real-time 3D skills, are entry-level. This means that there are opportunities for graduates right out of school. (Burning Glass Technologies & Epic Games, Visualizing the Future, 2019.)