Student Handout — Industry Salary Structures & Career Pathways

Course 2: Game Design & Development Principles / Unit 3: CS Career Options, Pathways & Industry Roles / Lesson 2: Industry Salary Structures & Career Pathways

Game Industry Salary & Career Pathway Worksheet.

Name: ____________________ Date: ____________________

Explore and practice

Salary report analysis, geographic cost-of-living mini-lesson, and pathway planning exercise.

Record your work

Describe what you tried, show your work or attach your artifact, and explain what your evidence demonstrates.

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Use the vocabulary

AAA Studio, Indie Studio, Compensation, Salary Structure, Career Pathway, Royalty Share, Contract Worker, Cost of Living, Industry Portfolio, Senior/Junior Roles

Use relevant terms above to explain one part of your work.

Check and reflect

I completed the assigned activity and recorded my work.
I used lesson vocabulary accurately.
I can explain one thing I learned and one question I still have.

Discuss and submit in Google Classroom

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KDE student outcomes

Unit-level context for this lesson · Course 113605

View aligned outcomes (8)

#5 Evaluate the contributions of individual game designers and developers.
#6 Explore careers as a game artist and sound designer.
#7 Describe the role of a game designer.
#8 Explore careers as a game developer.
#9 Describe career pathways in quality assurance/testing.
#10 Explain the role of the producer.
#11 Explain the career path of an independent developer.
#12 Research salary structures in the industry.

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