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- NOC 2006 Version 1.0
2252 – 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
Index of titles Example job titles
- Business products designer
- Consumer products designer
- Container designer
- Designer, furniture
- Designer, industrial
- Designer, industrial products
- Ergonomic products designer
- Fixture designer
- Furniture designer
- Industrial design consultant
- Industrial designer
- Industrial products designer
- Product designer
- Toy designer - industrial design
- Furniture designer
- Industrial design consultant
- Industrial designer
- Industrial products designer
- Product designer
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following 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
- Mobility is possible to other design occupations.
- There is mobility between positions in this unit group.
Exclusions
- Architectural Technologists and Technicians (2251)
- Civil engineering design technologists (in 2231 Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians)
- Interior Designers (5242)
- Electrical and electronics design technologists (in 2241 Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technologists and Technicians)
- Graphic Designers and Illustrators (5241)
- Engineering design and drafting technicians and technologists (in 2253 Drafting Technologists and Technicians)
- Theatre, Fashion, Exhibit and Other Creative Designers (5243)
- Mechanical engineering equipment designers (in 2232 Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians)
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 2 – Natural and Applied Sciences and Related Occupations
- Skill level
- B – Occupations usually require college education or apprenticeship training.
- Major group
- 22 – Technical Occupations Related to Natural and Applied Sciences
- Minor group
- 225 – Technical Occupations in Architecture, Drafting, Surveying and Mapping
- Version
- NOC 2006 Version 1.0