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What’s it like to be an Industrial Designer?
Industrial designers create and produce designs for commercial, medical and
industrial products. They also make models and prototypes of these designs for
mass production. The products that industrial designers create cover a wide
range of manufactured goods, from toys and toasters to furniture and heavy
machinery. Some work is carried out on the development of new products. Other
work is related to updating and improving the design of existing products.
Industrial designers work closely with other professionals in the field, such
as engineers, manufacturers, market researchers, marketing consultants,
drafters and product testing staff.
They work in studios when creating and refining designs, using their hands
and/or computer-aided design. They may also spend time in the field observing
and researching product usage, and in manufacturing plants observing methods
of production and collecting information about new materials and production
processes.
Designers may work long hours and experience periods of intense pressure when
deadlines must be met.
How much can I expect to earn?
Full-time employed Industrial Designer earn an average of $1216 per week. The
[average annual salary for this job is $63232 excluding super.]
Personal requirements
- aptitude for problem-solving
- patient
- creative and practical
- aptitude for technical activities
- good communication skills.
This job also involves:
Full use of hands/fingers
Use of precision or semi-precision tools or instruments or deft hand movements
are required for these occupations. Included are jobs where poor co-ordination
or incomplete use of hands or fingers may make tasks dangerous or difficult to
undertake.
Good vision for detail
These jobs require you to be able to see clearly to examine items close-up. It
covers jobs where poor vision e.g. tunnel vision, could make the work place
unsafe or the job difficult to undertake, e.g. draftsperson working with
detailed drawings; checkout operator reading dockets; work requiring good
hand-eye co-ordination for working with precision or semi-precision tools.
Mainly indoor work
Workers performing these jobs would usually be expected to spend more than
three-quarters of their day indoors, in an office, factory or other enclosed
area protected from the weather.
Reading or writing
These jobs require moderate or better reading and writing skills. Workers may
be expected to prepare, understand or act on written materials, such as
letters or reports. People may wish to avoid these jobs if their reading or
writing English skills are limited to a small range of words or phrases and
symbols. Jobs remaining may still require very basic reading or writing
skills.
This occupation offers jobs at the following skill levels:
Professional Jobs
Jobs in this group usually require completion of a recognised Bachelor Degree,
or extensive relevant experience. Some jobs also require post-graduate study,
such as a Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Master Degree.
Study requirements
At school, you can study these subject(s) to get a good foundation for this
occupation:
Art
School subjects that include some aspect of ART provide a useful background to
these jobs. In some cases an art-related subject is a pre-requisite for entry
to courses that provide the training for the job.
Computing Studies
School subjects that include some aspect of COMPUTING STUDIES provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases a computer studies-related subject is
a pre-requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Home Economics
School subjects that include some aspect of HOME ECONOMICS provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases a home economics-related subject is a
pre-requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Industrial Arts
School subjects that include some aspect of INDUSTRIAL ARTS provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases an industrial arts-related subject is
a pre-requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Mathematics
School subjects that include some aspect of MATHEMATICS provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases a mathematics-related subject is a
pre-requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Physics
School subjects that include some aspect of PHYSICS provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases a physics-related subject is a pre-
requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Duties and tasks of an Industrial Designer
Industrial designers may perform the following tasks:
- discuss manufacturers’ and clients’ requirements
- undertake research and development
- consider factors influencing product design, such as cost, selection of materials, production methods, new technology, safety, fashion trends, ergonomics, the environment, marketing and business strategy
- prepare presentation sketches showing style, size, shape, configuration of internal components and general appearance of products, either by hand or using a computer
- supervise construction of models or samples of products and test them for function, quality and consumer appeal
- estimate production costs
- make engineering drawings and detailed diagrams of products and report these to manufacturers
- modify designs where necessary to meet manufacturing or cost requirements.
Specialisations
Consumer Appliance Designer
A consumer appliance designer works in a design team that develops products
and appliances to assist or entertain in the home or office (whitegoods,
electronic goods and computer equipment, for example).
Sustainable Design Consultant
A sustainable design consultant advises on environmentally sustainable methods
and materials for creating and producing designs for products.
Transport Designer
A transport designer works in large teams to add shape, style and comfort to
cars, trucks, trains and trams.
Furniture Designer
A furniture designer creates designs for the manufacture of domestic,
commercial and industrial furniture.