Graphic / Communication Designer
You work in visual communication — branding, editorial, and digital graphics. It's an easier lateral for the Adobe-fluent, with a generally lower pay ceiling than UX, so many use it as a stepping stone toward UX. Note: figures use art-director aggregator data as a proxy.
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UX pays more; graphic design is an easier immediate lateral. Many use graphic as a stepping stone into UX.