Creative and communications
Graphic Designer in Albany
34 postings read · sampled 2026-09-01 · source ats
What employers actually ask for
Credentials named in the 34 postings we read, ranked by how many mentioned each one.
- Bachelor's DegreeAccredited institution12%4 of 34 postingsAccredited institution →
What the official taxonomy says
O*NET surveys people already doing this job. That describes who got hired over a long window, not what employers are asking for now — where it disagrees with the counts above, the counts are the more current answer.
- Bachelor’s degree65%
- High school diploma or equivalent15%
- Master’s degree10%
Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
O*NET 27-1024.00 · pulled 2026-09-01 · percentages are of surveyed workers, each rounded separately, so they need not total 100
This sample is small enough that one posting moves any percentage by more than a couple of points, so we are not calling anything low-signal here. Read the numbers above as a direction, not a measurement.
What it pays
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. A different survey from the postings above, so the two do not share a sample.
Who was hiring
Employers with at least one matching posting in this sample.
Figma · Headway · Robinhood · Chime · City of New York · Duolingo · Zocdoc · Calm · Charlie Health · Faire · Fanatics Commerce · Farther · Gusto · Ramp · Scale AI · Stripe · vTech Solution
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