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Commercial and Industrial Designers

Develop and design 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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Parachute skills

  1. Create, innovate, invent - Data (4.79)
  2. Pay attention to details - Data (4.65)
  3. Construct - Things (4.59)
  4. Plan - Data (4.59)
  5. Use my brain - Data (4.52)
  6. Design, use artistic abilities, be original - Data (4.48)
  7. Shape, model, sculpt - Things (4.48)
  8. Imagine - Data (4.48)
  9. Divert, amuse, entertain, perform, act - People (4.48)
  10. Copy - Data (4.48)
  11. Follow through, get things done - People (4.38)
  12. Use acute senses (hearing, smell, taste, sight) - Data (3.88)
  13. Listen - People (3.88)
  14. Initiate, lead, be a pioneer - People (3.86)
  15. Communicate well, in person - People (3.75)
  16. Speak - People (3.75)
  17. Visualize, including in three dimensions - Data (3.62)
  18. Solve problems - Data (3.62)
  19. Use my intuition - Data (3.50)
  20. Synthesize, combine parts into a whole - Data (3.50)
  21. Organize, classify - Data (3.50)

ONET Skills

ONET Abilities

ONET Work Styles
  1. Active Listening (3.88)
  2. Critical Thinking (3.88)
  3. Reading Comprehension (3.75)
  4. Speaking (3.75)
  5. Complex Problem Solving (3.62)
  1. Oral Comprehension (3.88)
  2. Near Vision (3.88)
  3. Oral Expression (3.75)
  4. Originality (3.75)
  5. Deductive Reasoning (3.75)
  6. Speech Recognition (3.75)
  7. Written Comprehension (3.62)
  8. Fluency of Ideas (3.62)
  9. Visualization (3.62)
  10. Problem Sensitivity (3.50)
  11. Information Ordering (3.50)
  12. Speech Clarity (3.50)
  1. Innovation (4.79)
  2. Attention to Detail (4.65)
  3. Analytical Thinking (4.52)
  4. Persistence (4.38)
  5. Independence (4.28)
  6. Dependability (4.27)
  7. Cooperation (4.25)
  8. Initiative (4.20)
  9. Adaptability/Flexibility (4.17)
  10. Achievement/Effort (4.16)
  11. Stress Tolerance (4.06)
  12. Leadership (3.86)
  13. Self Control (3.73)
  14. Integrity (3.67)

Work Activities

Detailed Work Activities
  1. Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment (4.59)
  2. Thinking Creatively (4.48)
  3. Getting Information (4.40)
  4. Interacting With Computers (4.14)
  5. Making Decisions and Solving Problems (3.84)
  6. Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (3.80)
  7. Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (3.72)
  8. Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards (3.67)
  9. Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (3.62)
  10. Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (3.57)
  1. Draw Prototypes, Plans, Or Maps To Scale (4.59)
  2. Use Creativity In Graphics (4.48)
  3. Use Creativity To Art Or Design Work (4.48)
  4. Create Art From Ideas (4.48)
  5. Use Creativity In Industrial Artistry (4.48)
  6. Sketch Or Draw Subjects Or Items (4.48)
  7. Draw Designs, Letters, Or Lines (4.48)
  8. Use Characteristics Of Graphic Design Materials (4.48)
  9. Prepare Artwork For Camera Or Press (4.48)
  10. Read Blueprints (4.40)
  11. Use Computer Aided Drafting Or Design Software For Design, Drafting, Modeling, Or Other Engineering Tasks (4.14)
  12. Use Computer Graphics Design Software (4.14)
  13. Use Computers To Enter, Access Or Retrieve Data (4.14)
  14. Organize Commercial Artistic Or Design Projects (3.72)
  15. Distinguish Details In Graphic Arts Material (3.57)
  16. Identify Color Or Balance (3.57)
  17. Understand Artistic Crafts Production Methods (3.57)