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Career: Commercial and Industrial Designers
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 Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
99
|
Prepare sketches of ideas, detailed drawings, illustrations, artwork, or blueprints, using drafting instruments, paints and brushes, or computer-aided design equipment. |
99
|
Evaluate feasibility of design ideas, based on factors such as appearance, safety, function, serviceability, budget, production costs/methods, and market characteristics. |
94
|
Modify and refine designs, using working models, to conform with customer specifications, production limitations, or changes in design trends. |
94
|
Direct and coordinate the fabrication of models or samples and the drafting of working drawings and specification sheets from sketches. |
94
|
Present designs and reports to customers or design committees for approval, and discuss need for modification. |
93
|
Confer with engineering, marketing, production, or sales departments, or with customers, to establish and evaluate design concepts for manufactured products. |
91
|
Read publications, attend showings, and study competing products and design styles and motifs to obtain perspective and generate design concepts. |
87
|
Fabricate models or samples in paper, wood, glass, fabric, plastic, metal, or other materials, using hand or power tools. |
79
|
Participate in new product planning or market research, including studying the potential need for new products. |
78
|
Coordinate the look and function of product lines. |
76
|
Research production specifications, costs, production materials and manufacturing methods, and provide cost estimates and itemized production requirements. |
71
|
Design graphic material for use as ornamentation, illustration, or advertising on manufactured materials and packaging or containers. |
69
|
Develop manufacturing procedures and monitor the manufacture of their designs in a factory to improve operations and product quality. |
68
|
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. |
67
|
Supervise assistants' work throughout the design process. |
50
|
Develop industrial standards and regulatory guidelines. |
28
|
Advise corporations on issues involving corporate image projects or problems. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
75
|
Thinking Creatively
|
70
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
60
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
59
|
Getting Information
|
59
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
58
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
58
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
54
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
53
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
50
|
Processing Information
|
50
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
49
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
47
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
47
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
45
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
44
|
Interacting With Computers
|
43
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
43
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
41
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
41
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
39
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
39
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
38
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
38
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
35
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
35
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
33
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
31
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
30
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
30
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
30
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
28
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
27
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
27
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
26
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
26
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
26
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
25
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
17
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
15
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
15
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|