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 by Degree Level. Although video game design does not always require a formal education, Game Developer magazine reported that those with some graduate study or master's degrees tended to earn the highest average salary among game designers, between $74,000 and $77,000 per year.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.