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O*NET-SOC 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.

From O*NET 30.3

Tasks

From O*NET 30.3, by importance, as O*NET OnLine lists them

Free · O*NET 30.3
  1. Prepare sketches of ideas, detailed drawings, illustrations, artwork, or blueprints, using drafting instruments, paints and brushes, or computer-aided design equipment.Core6896
  2. Modify and refine designs, using working models, to conform with customer specifications, production limitations, or changes in design trends.Core6898
  3. Evaluate feasibility of design ideas, based on factors such as appearance, safety, function, serviceability, budget, production costs/methods, and market characteristics.Core6902
  4. Confer with engineering, marketing, production, or sales departments, or with customers, to establish and evaluate design concepts for manufactured products.Core6900
  5. Present designs and reports to customers or design committees for approval and discuss need for modification.Core6901
  6. Develop industrial standards and regulatory guidelines.Supplemental6910
  7. Research production specifications, costs, production materials, and manufacturing methods and provide cost estimates and itemized production requirements.Core6904
  8. Coordinate the look and function of product lines.Supplemental6899
  9. Direct and coordinate the fabrication of models or samples and the drafting of working drawings and specification sheets from sketches.Core6897
  10. 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.Core6909
  11. Develop manufacturing procedures and monitor the manufacture of their designs in a factory to improve operations and product quality.Core6906
  12. Participate in new product planning or market research, including studying the potential need for new products.Core6911
  13. Supervise assistants' work throughout the design process.Supplemental6907
  14. Design graphic material for use as ornamentation, illustration, or advertising on manufactured materials and packaging or containers.Supplemental6905
  15. Read publications, attend showings, and study competing products and design styles and motifs to obtain perspective and generate design concepts.Core6903
  16. Fabricate models or samples in paper, wood, glass, fabric, plastic, metal, or other materials, using hand or power tools.Core6908
  17. Advise corporations on issues involving corporate image projects or problems.Supplemental6912

Technology Skills

From O*NET 30.3, 61 examples in 26 categories, 30 Hot Technology

Free · O*NET 30.3

Computer aided manufacturing CAM software

  • 1CadCam Unigraphics
  • Geometric CAMWorks
  • Siemens NX

Document management software

  • Adobe AcrobatHot Technology

Video creation and editing software

  • Adobe After EffectsHot Technology
  • Autodesk 3ds Max
  • Chaos Group V-Ray
  • Kapwing
  • Maxon Cinema 4D

Graphics or photo imaging software

  • Adobe Creative Cloud softwareHot TechnologyIn Demand
  • Adobe FreeHand MX
  • Adobe IllustratorHot TechnologyIn Demand
  • Adobe PhotoshopHot TechnologyIn Demand
  • Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite
  • Corel Painter
  • Trimble SketchUp ProHot Technology
  • Xara Designer Pro

Desktop publishing software

  • Adobe InDesignHot Technology
  • Microsoft Publisher
  • QuarkXPress

Development environment software

  • Apache MavenHot Technology
  • CHot Technology
  • National Instruments LabVIEW
  • Verilog

Operating system software

  • Apple iOSHot Technology

Computer aided design CAD software

  • Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt
  • Autodesk AliasStudio
  • Autodesk AutoCADHot Technology
  • Autodesk Maya
  • Autodesk RevitHot Technology
  • Dassault Systemes CATIA
  • Dassault Systemes SolidWorksHot TechnologyIn Demand
  • McNeel Rhinoceros 3D
  • PTC Creo Parametric
  • Siemens UGS NX

Object or component oriented development software

  • C#Hot Technology
  • C++Hot Technology
  • jQueryHot Technology
  • PythonHot Technology

Web platform development software

  • Cascading style sheets CSSHot Technology
  • Hypertext markup language HTMLHot Technology
  • JavaScriptHot Technology

Financial analysis software

  • Delphi Technology

Desktop communications software

  • Eko

Electronic mail software

  • Email software
  • IBM Notes

Geographic information system

  • ESRI ArcGIS softwareHot Technology

Graphical user interface development software

  • FigmaHot TechnologyIn Demand

Analytical or scientific software

  • Finite element analysis software
  • Minitab
  • The MathWorks MATLABHot Technology

Process mapping and design software

  • InVision software

Data base user interface and query software

  • Microsoft AccessHot Technology

Spreadsheet software

  • Microsoft ExcelHot TechnologyIn Demand

Office suite software

  • Microsoft Office softwareHot TechnologyIn Demand

Presentation software

  • Microsoft PowerPointHot TechnologyIn Demand

Project management software

  • Microsoft ProjectHot Technology

Word processing software

  • Microsoft WordHot Technology

Enterprise resource planning ERP software

  • SAP softwareHot Technology

Cloud-based data access and sharing software

  • Software as a service SaaS

Internet browser software

  • Web browser software

Detailed Work Activities

From O*NET 30.3, under their work activities; open one for the AI skills Workforce Automation maps to it

Free · O*NET 30.3

Getting Information

  • Conduct market research.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

  • Monitor the productivity or efficiency of industrial operations.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Monitor current trends.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information

  • Estimate costs for projects or productions.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People

  • Evaluate quality of materials or products.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Evaluate potential of products, technologies, or resources.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Evaluate characteristics of products.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Thinking Creatively

  • Develop promotional strategies or plans.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Develop safety standards, policies, or procedures.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Draw detailed or technical illustrations.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Develop artistic or design concepts for decoration, exhibition, or commercial purposes.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

  • Conduct research to inform art, designs, or other work.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Handling and Moving Objects

  • Build models, patterns, or templates.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment

  • Establish standards for products, processes, or procedures.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others

  • Present work to clients for approval.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

  • Collaborate with others to develop or refine designs.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates

  • Coordinate design activities.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Coordinate construction or installation activities.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Job Zone

From O*NET 30.3

Free · O*NET 30.3

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed

Workforce Automation analysis, not part of the source

WFA coverage: AI skills for this job

WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

Pilot mapping: these skill links come from our seed list and haven’t been reviewed yet. Expect them to change as each one is checked.

DWAs covered by an AI skill0 of 18
Distinct tools0
Level mix
  • No tools yet

Equivalents

NICE work roles, with their DCWF equivalents

Mapped to this job by the ETO-CSET NICE/O*NET crosswalk (2024); roles from NICE Framework Components v2.2.0, DCWF equivalents from DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25)

Free · NICE Framework Components v2.2.0 and DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25)

No NICE work role maps to this job.