Some pipefitters specialize: 1  Gasfitters install pipes that provide natural gas to heating and cooling systems and to stoves. 2  Sprinklerfitters install and repair fire sprinkler systems in businesses, factories, and residential buildings. 3  Steamfitters install pipe systems that move steam under high pressure.
Work environment: Video game writers work both from home and in the development office. They spend the majority of their time reading books or working on their computers. Salary: Starting salary around $60,000; more experienced writers can make $150,000 and up.
Pay Scale. As of 2011, Game Developer magazine reports that video game designers with less than three years of experience earned an average annual salary of about $45,000.ame designers working in the Midwest averaged about $69,000 per year, and those in the East reported mean annual salaries of about $67,000 per year. Southern game designers reported the lowest average earnings, about $58,000 per year.