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22211 – Industrial designers
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.
Profile
Example titles
- Furniture designer
- Industrial design consultant
- Industrial designer
- Industrial products designer
- Product designer
Main duties
This group performs 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
- Develop manual and computer-assisted design (CAD) 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
- Mobility is possible to other design occupations.
- There is mobility between positions in this unit group.
Exclusions
- Architectural technologists and technicians (22210)
- Civil engineering design technologist (in 22300 Civil engineering technologists and technicians)
- Electrical and electronics design technologist (in 22310 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians)
- Engineering design and drafting technologist (in 22212 Drafting technologists and technicians)
- Graphic designers and illustrators (52120)
- Interior designers and interior decorators (52121)
- Mechanical engineering equipment designer (in 22301 Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians)
- Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers (53123)
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 2 – Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
- TEER
- 2 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years; or supervisory occupations
- Major group
- 22 – Technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences
- Sub-major group
- 222 – Technical occupations related to applied sciences (except engineering)
- Minor group
- 2221 – Technical occupations in architecture, drafting, surveying, geomatics and meteorology
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