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Commercial & Industrial Designers

Also called: Design Engineer, Designer, Industrial Designer

Career Cluster: Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications

What they do:
Design and develop manufactured products, such as cars, home appliances, and children's toys. Combine artistic talent with research on product use, marketing, and materials to create the most functional and appealing product design.

On the job, you would:

Prepare sketches of ideas, detailed drawings, illustrations, artwork, or blueprints, using drafting instruments, paints and brushes, or computer-aided design equipment.
Modify and refine designs, using working models, to conform with customer specifications, production limitations, or changes in design trends.
Evaluate feasibility of design ideas, based on factors such as appearance, safety, function, serviceability, budget, production costs/methods, and market characteristics.

KNOWLEDGE

Engineering and Technology

design
product and service development

Math and Science

arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
physics

Manufactured or Agricultural Goods

manufacture and distribution of products

Arts and Humanities

English language

SKILLS

Basic Skills

listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
reading work related information

People and Technology Systems

thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it

Problem Solving

noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

ABILITIES

Ideas and Logic

come up with lots of ideas
create new and original ideas

Verbal

communicate by speaking
listen and understand what people say

PERSONALITY

People interested in this work like activities that include creating, designing, and making your own rules.

They do well at jobs that need: