# Student Handout — Industry Salary Structures & Career Pathways

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- Published: 2026-10-18T12:27:27-04:00
- Author: matthew.leffler@jefferson.kyschools.us

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.