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Industrial designers conceptualize and produce designs for manufactured products. They are employed by manufacturing industries and private design firms or they may be self-employed.
Example Titles
furniture designer
industrial design consultant
industrial designer
industrial products designer
product designer
View all titlesMain duties
Industrial designers perform some or all of the following duties:
- Consult with client, engineers or production specialists to establish product requirements
- Analyze the intended use of product and user preferences
- Conduct research into cost, properties of production materials and methods of production
- Prepare design concepts, sketches or models for approval
- Prepare manufacturing drawings, specifications and guidelines for production and construct prototype of design
- Consult with engineers and production staff during manufacturing stage.
Employment requirements
- A university degree in industrial design, architecture, engineering
or
A college diploma in industrial design is required.
- Creative ability, as demonstrated by a portfolio of work, is required.
Additional information
- There is mobility between positions in this unit group.
- Mobility is possible to other design occupations.
Classified elsewhere
- Architectural technologists and technicians
(2251)
- Civil engineering design technologists
(in
2231 Civil engineering technologists and technicians
)
- Electrical and electronics design technologists
(in
2241 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
)
- Engineering design and drafting technicians and technologists
(in
2253 Drafting technologists and technicians
)
- Graphic designers and illustrators
(5241)
- Interior designers and interior decorators
(5242)
- Mechanical engineering equipment designers
(in
2232 Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
)
- Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers
(5243)
Classification Structure - 2