The value of adding web skills to your armoury

Let's face it, you probably didn't go into the graphic arts expecting to become rich and famous. But you still wanted to make a good living. For some that's been more difficult over the last few years. While for others, sitting just a cubicle away, it's actually gotten much easier.

The US Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics just came out with income stats and projections for various jobs in our industry (see graphic designers here and web developers here). It underscores what many of us have known to be true from first hand experience, that adding technical savvy to our skill set can significantly boost our value in the market. But before we jump into the numbers, let's start with some basics.

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