Occupations/27-1021.00
Commercial and Industrial Designers
Design and develop 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.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
64%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
54%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
61%
Mixed exposure
A day in this job
- Task
Prepare sketches of ideas, detailed drawings, illustrations, artwork, or blueprints, using drafting instruments, paints and brushes, or computer-aided design equipment.
- Task
Modify and refine designs, using working models, to conform with customer specifications, production limitations, or changes in design trends.
- Task
Evaluate feasibility of design ideas, based on factors such as appearance, safety, function, serviceability, budget, production costs/methods, and market characteristics.
These are core tasks from O*NET. The wording didn’t clearly split routine from human, so they are listed without that label.
Core tasks
- 01Prepare sketches of ideas, detailed drawings, illustrations, artwork, or blueprints, using drafting instruments, paints and brushes, or computer-aided design equipment.
- 02Modify and refine designs, using working models, to conform with customer specifications, production limitations, or changes in design trends.
- 03Evaluate feasibility of design ideas, based on factors such as appearance, safety, function, serviceability, budget, production costs/methods, and market characteristics.
- 04Confer with engineering, marketing, production, or sales departments, or with customers, to establish and evaluate design concepts for manufactured products.
- 05Present designs and reports to customers or design committees for approval and discuss need for modification.
- 06Research production specifications, costs, production materials, and manufacturing methods and provide cost estimates and itemized production requirements.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.67
- Degree of automation1.95
- Time sitting4.38
- Originality (ability)3.88
- Conflict situations2.75
- Hands-on objects/tools2.96
- Outdoors / weather1.46
- Disease exposure1.01
- Decision freedom3.71
Top abilities
- Originality3.88
- Near Vision3.88
- Fluency of Ideas3.88
- Written Comprehension3.75
- Visualization3.75
- Oral Expression3.75
- Oral Comprehension3.75
- Deductive Reasoning3.75
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.88
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing3.12
- Speaking3.50
- Mathematics2.75
- Science2.62
- Critical Thinking3.75
- Active Learning3.00
- Learning Strategies2.75
- Monitoring3.12
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 69 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL · Public | Packaging Science 15.1503 | $4,600 | 100% | 27% | 1 yr $118,465 2 yr $157,779 Master's · CIP 15.15 |
University of Kansas Lawrence, KS · Public | Packaging Science 15.1503 | $11,400 | 88% | 67% | 1 yr $107,535 2 yr $106,421 Master's · CIP 15.15 |
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Packaging Science 15.1503 | $33,200 | 53% | 65% | 1 yr $99,481 2 yr $96,405 Master's · CIP 15.15 |
Stanford University Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit | Packaging Science 15.1503 | $62,400 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $86,867 2 yr $92,632 Bachelor's · CIP 15.15 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public | Packaging Science 15.1503 | $17,500 | 45% | 85% | 1 yr $80,273 2 yr $71,015 Master's · CIP 15.15 |
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ · Public | Packaging Science 15.1503 | $13,200 | 87% | 66% | 1 yr $67,660 2 yr $73,215 Bachelor's · CIP 15.15 |
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI · Public | Packaging Science 15.1503 | $16,100 | 88% | 82% | 1 yr $66,768 2 yr $67,429 Bachelor's · CIP 15.15 |
Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ · Public | Packaging Science 15.1503 | $12,000 | 90% | 69% | 1 yr $63,005 2 yr $65,797 Bachelor's · CIP 15.15 |
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · Public | Packaging Science 15.1503 | $10,000 | 53% | 83% | 1 yr $61,516 2 yr $66,653 Bachelor's · CIP 15.15 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · Public | Design and Visual Communications, General 50.0401 | $12,600 | 48% | 84% | 1 yr $60,771 2 yr $57,318 Bachelor's · CIP 50.04 |
University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · Public | Packaging Science 15.1503 | $10,700 | 86% | 79% | 1 yr $59,834 2 yr $58,040 Bachelor's · CIP 15.15 |
Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Packaging Science 15.1503 | $65,400 | 12% | 95% | 1 yr $55,964 2 yr $52,107 Master's · CIP 15.15 |