Is roller coaster designer a real job?

But the fact is only an elite few can become roller-coaster designers -- the people who invent new roller-coaster rides and see those ideas through construction. Modern coasters can take two to three years to design and can cost millions to build. Recent designs have topped the $8-million mark.



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The average Roller Coaster Designer salary in the United States is $108,286 per year or $52 per hour. Roller coaster designer salaries range between $61,000 and $189,000 per year.

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Some of these things are the layout of the ride, how tall and fast they want it to be, and most importantly, safety. They use lots of math and physics in order to make their design, and know that it will be safe and work.

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Some of our faster, bigger rides require riders to be a full 48 inches or taller. Inkie's Scrambler, Sea Dragon and Shark Frenzy all require riders to be at least 4 feet tall to ride alone, but anyone taller than a 36 inches can get on with a chaperone.

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Calculus is used to create and analyze curves, loops, and twists along the roller coaster track. It helps with slope calculations and finds the maximum and minimum points along the track.

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