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Employment and education opportunities in game design

Industry: Games		Business/self-employment opportunities	Employment opportunities including apprenticeships	Education options
	Game Designer	Possible to become freelance. Can easily start one’s own Game Development Business.	Very few opportunities for Game Design & Development at entry-level.	Select universities around the world & now, the country offer degrees’ in Game Development & more specifically Game Design.
	Game Programmer	Plethora of contract work available. Very easy and recommended to become freelance. Necessary addition to any Game Development Team.	Many apprenticeships available in programming roles, but almost none in Game programming. Very few entry-level opportunities available.	Many universities offer degrees’ in programming, and now there are many catering specifically to Game Programming.
	Game Artist	Game Artists are always needed in Game Development Teams. Contract work is plentiful, but not as profitable.	Much easier to get into Game Development positions as an Artist. Very few apprenticeships, however.	Various Art courses are available at most universities, but there are few courses in Game Art.