Commercial and Industrial Designers
Tasks Include:
- Prepare sketches of ideas, detailed drawings, illustrations, artwork, or blueprints, using drafting instruments, paints and brushes, or computer-aided design equipment.
- Direct and coordinate the fabrication of models or samples and the drafting of working drawings and specification sheets from sketches.
- Modify and refine designs, using working models, to conform with customer specifications, production limitations, or changes in design trends.
- Confer with engineering, marketing, production, or sales departments, or with customers, to establish and evaluate design concepts for manufactured products.
- Present designs and reports to customers or design committees for approval and discuss need for modification.
- Evaluate feasibility of design ideas, based on factors such as appearance, safety, function, serviceability, budget, production costs/methods, and market characteristics.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +7.0%
National: +3.4%
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone:
Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$75,910.00
State
$75,350.00
Regional
Commercial and Industrial Designers
Description
Career Cluster: | Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications |
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.
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Commercial and Industrial Designers
Education
Required Level of Education
- Bachelor's Degree = 67.92%
- Some College Courses = 15.23%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 12.26%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 4.30%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 0.29%
Related Work Experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 42.30%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 15.52%
- Up to and including 1 month = 11.23%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 11.23%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 6.71%
- Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years = 4.30%
- None = 3.35%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 2.77%
- Over 10 years = 2.58%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- None = 29.04%
- Up to and including 1 month = 26.99%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 21.15%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 17.94%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 4.30%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 0.57%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 36.62%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 29.46%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 15.52%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 11.23%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 4.30%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 2.87%
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Commercial and Industrial Designers
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Prepare sketches of ideas, detailed drawings, illustrations, artwork, or blueprints, using drafting instruments, paints and brushes, or computer-aided design equipment.
- Direct and coordinate the fabrication of models or samples and the drafting of working drawings and specification sheets from sketches.
- Modify and refine designs, using working models, to conform with customer specifications, production limitations, or changes in design trends.
- Confer with engineering, marketing, production, or sales departments, or with customers, to establish and evaluate design concepts for manufactured products.
- Present designs and reports to customers or design committees for approval and discuss need for modification.
- Evaluate feasibility of design ideas, based on factors such as appearance, safety, function, serviceability, budget, production costs/methods, and market characteristics.
- Read publications, attend showings, and study competing products and design styles and motifs to obtain perspective and generate design concepts.
- Research production specifications, costs, production materials, and manufacturing methods and provide cost estimates and itemized production requirements.
- Develop manufacturing procedures and monitor the manufacture of their designs in a factory to improve operations and product quality.
- Fabricate models or samples in paper, wood, glass, fabric, plastic, metal, or other materials, using hand or power tools.
- 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.
- Participate in new product planning or market research, including studying the potential need for new products.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Coordinate the look and function of product lines.
- Design graphic material for use as ornamentation, illustration, or advertising on manufactured materials and packaging or containers.
- Supervise assistants' work throughout the design process.
- Develop industrial standards and regulatory guidelines.
- Advise corporations on issues involving corporate image projects or problems.
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Commercial and Industrial Designers
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Digital cameras (Compact digital cameras)
- Desktop computers
- Notebook computers (Laptop computers)
- Liquid crystal display projector (Liquid crystal display LCD video projectors)
- Personal computers
- High capacity removable media drives (Universal serial bus USB flash drives)
Technologies Include:
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt
- Autodesk AliasStudio
- Autodesk AutoCAD software
- Autodesk Maya for Design Visualization
- Dassault Systemes CATIA software
- PTC Pro/ENGINEER software
- Siemens PLM Software UGS NX
- SolidWorks CAD software
- Data base user interface and query software
- Microsoft Access
- Desktop publishing software
- Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign
- Microsoft Publisher
- QuarkXPress
- Document management software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat software
- Electronic mail software
- Email software
- Graphics or photo imaging software
- Adobe Systems Adobe FreeHand
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop software
- Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite
- Corel Painter
- McNeel Rhino software
- Xara Xtreme
- Internet browser software
- Web browser software
- Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
- Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Video creation and editing software
- Autodesk 3ds Max
- Chaos Group V-Ray software
- MAXON CINEMA 4D
- Softimage XSI
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
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Commercial and Industrial Designers
Additional Resources
For general information about art and design and a list of accredited college-level programs, contact:
National Association of Schools of Art and Design
11250 Roger Bacon Dr.
Suite 21
Reston, VA 20190
http://nasad.arts-accredit.org/
For information on industrial design careers and a list of academic programs in industrial design, write to:
Industrial Designers Society of America
1142 Walker Rd.
Great Falls, VA 22066
http://www.idsa.org
For information about graphic design careers, contact:
American Institute of Graphic Arts
164 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY 10010
http://www.aiga.org
For information on degree, continuing education, and licensure programs in interior design and interior design research, contact:
American Society for Interior Designers
608 Massachusetts Ave. NE.
Washington, DC 20002-6006
http://www.asid.org
For information on degree, continuing education, and licensure programs, and general information on the interior design profession, contact:
International Interior Design Association
997 Merchandise Mart
Chicago, IL 60654
http://www.iida.org
For a list of schools with accredited programs in interior design, contact:
Foundation for Interior Design Education Research
146 Monroe Center NW.
Suite 1318
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
http://interiordesign.lovetoknow.com/FIDER_-_Foundation_for_Interior_Design_Education
For information about careers in floral design, contact:
Society of American Florists
1601 Duke St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
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Commercial and Industrial Designers
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
92.75 | Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
92.50 | Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
76.00 | Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
76.00 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
72.50 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
68.00 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
64.25 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
52.50 | Physics | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes. |
50.75 | Sales and Marketing | Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
50.25 | Administrative | Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology. |
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Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
75.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
72.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
68.75 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
68.75 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
62.50 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
56.25 | Operations Analysis | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
56.25 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
56.25 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
53.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
53.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
53.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
53.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
53.00 | Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
53.00 | Technology Design | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
50.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
50.00 | Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
50.00 | Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
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Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
72.00 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
72.00 | Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
72.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
68.75 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
68.75 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
68.75 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
68.75 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
68.75 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
65.50 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
65.50 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
65.50 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
62.50 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
59.50 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
56.25 | Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
53.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
53.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
53.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
53.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
89.25 | Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment | Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used. |
84.75 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
84.50 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
84.25 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
79.75 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
74.25 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
72.50 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
71.75 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
71.50 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
68.25 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
68.25 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
68.00 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
67.75 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
66.50 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
65.25 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
61.25 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
50.00 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
49.75 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
49.75 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
49.50 | Selling or Influencing Others | Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions. |
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Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
97.00 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
81.25 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
79.50 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
79.00 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
78.00 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
76.50 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
74.25 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
73.50 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
69.75 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
67.50 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
67.25 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
63.75 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
63.75 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
61.25 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
58.25 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
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Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
66.67 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
66.67 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
61.17 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
61.17 | Recognition | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status. |
61.17 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
55.50 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
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Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
100.00 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
99.80 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
98.80 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
94.20 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
93.40 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
88.00 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
87.60 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
87.60 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
85.60 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
81.60 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
80.60 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
80.20 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
75.00 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
74.20 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
73.40 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
72.40 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
70.00 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
67.80 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
65.60 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
64.20 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
61.80 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
59.60 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
59.20 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
58.80 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
58.40 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
55.00 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
53.00 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
52.40 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
51.00 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
49.80 | Public Speaking | How often do you have to perform public speaking in this job? |
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Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
- Examples
- Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, conservation scientists, art directors, and cost estimators.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $43,680.00 | $75,910.00 | $100,140.00 |
Virginia | $41,140.00 | $75,350.00 | $92,990.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $39,332.83 | $66,315.54 | $89,539.11 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $47,839.69 | $63,985.29 | $82,072.76 |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $47,185.48 | $69,638.53 | $87,226.51 |
Northern Virginia | $60,257.30 | $82,999.04 | $103,603.68 |
Piedmont Workforce | $42,334.94 | $67,673.81 | $87,278.44 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | $54,918.71 | $69,439.15 | $88,259.76 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 29,300 | 30,300 | +3.4% |
Virginia | 1,547 | 1,655 | +7.0% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | 105 | 113 | +7.6% |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | 1,082 | 1,150 | +6.3% |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | 117 | 116 | -0.9% |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Military Training
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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- Bicycle Designer
- Bike Designer
- Boat Designer
- Body Stylist
- Car Body Designer
- Ceramic Designer
- Ceramic Mold Designer
- Cloth Designer
- Color Adviser
- Color Consultant
- Color Expert
- Commercial Interior Designer
- Creative Director
- Design Director
- Design Engineer
- Designer
- Electrical Designer
- Embroidery Designer
- Engineer
- Engineering Manager
- Fabric Designer
- Fire Sprinkler Designer
- Furniture Designer
- Game Designer
- Graphic Designer
- Industrial Designer
- Jewelry Designer
- Lighting Designer
- Manufacturing Engineer
- Mechanical Designer
- Mechanical Engineer
- Memorial Designer
- Millinery Designer
- Mold Designer
- Motorcycle Designer
- Ornamental Metalwork Designer
- Package Designer
- Packaging Designer
- Pottery Decoration Designer
- Product Design Engineer
- Product Designer
- Product Developer
- Product Development Engineer
- Product Engineer
- Production Designer
- Project Engineer
- Robot Designer
- Robotic Toy Inventor
- Roller Coaster Designer
- Rug Designer
- Safety Clothing and Equipment Developer
- Sign Designer
- Silver Designer
- Snowboard Designer
- Stained Glass Artist
- Stained Glass Window Designer
- Surfboard Designer
- Textile Designer
- Tile Designer
- Toy Designer
- Toy Maker
- Weapons Designer
- Weapons Engineer
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Commercial and Industrial Designers
Related Schools
- Blue Ridge Community College
- Central Virginia Community College
- Danville Community College
- Germanna Community College
- Liberty University
- Marymount University
- New River Community College
- Northern Virginia Community College
- Patrick Henry Community College
- Piedmont Virginia Community College
- Radford University
- Tidewater Community College
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Virginia Peninsula Community College
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Virginia Western Community College
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)