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Job Description
Develop and design 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.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 27-1021.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 70,880.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 34.00
- Currently, there are 31,860 people on this job
Also Known As…
- Project Engineer
- Product Engineer
- Product Development Engineer
- Product Designer
- Product Design Engineer
- Mechanical Designer
- Industrial Designer
- Engineer
- Designer
- Design Engineer
- Weapons Engineer
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- Toy Maker
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- Production Designer
- Product Expert
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- Packaging Designer
- Package Designer
- Ornamental Metalwork Designer
- Motorcycle Designer
- Mold Designer
- Millinery Designer
- Memorial Designer
- Mechanical Engineer
- Manufacturing Engineer
- Lighting Designer
- Jewelry Designer
- Graphic Designer
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- Furniture Designer
- Fire Sprinkler Designer
- Fabric Designer
- Engineering Manager
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- Design Director
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- Commercial Interior Designer
- Color Expert
- Color Consultant
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- Cloth Designer
- Ceramic Mold Designer
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- Body Stylist
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- Bank Note Designer
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Tasks for “Commercial and Industrial Designers”
- Confer with engineering, marketing, production, or sales departments, or with customers, to establish and evaluate design concepts for manufactured products.
- Fabricate models or samples in paper, wood, glass, fabric, plastic, metal, or other materials, using hand or power tools.
- Investigate product characteristics such as the product's safety and handling qualities, its market appeal, how efficiently it can be produced, and ways of distributing, using and maintaining it.
- Present designs and reports to customers or design committees for approval and discuss need for modification.
- Read publications, attend showings, and study competing products and design styles and motifs to obtain perspective and generate design concepts.
- Coordinate the look and function of product lines.
- Develop manufacturing procedures and monitor the manufacture of their designs in a factory to improve operations and product quality.
- Direct and coordinate the fabrication of models or samples and the drafting of working drawings and specification sheets from sketches.
- Advise corporations on issues involving corporate image projects or problems.
- Evaluate feasibility of design ideas, based on factors such as appearance, safety, function, serviceability, budget, production costs/methods, and market characteristics.
- Develop industrial standards and regulatory guidelines.
- Design graphic material for use as ornamentation, illustration, or advertising on manufactured materials and packaging or containers.
- Supervise assistants' work throughout the design process.
- Prepare sketches of ideas, detailed drawings, illustrations, artwork, or blueprints, using drafting instruments, paints and brushes, or computer-aided design equipment.
- Participate in new product planning or market research, including studying the potential need for new products.
- Modify and refine designs, using working models, to conform with customer specifications, production limitations, or changes in design trends.
- Research production specifications, costs, production materials and manufacturing methods and provide cost estimates and itemized production requirements.
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