Commercial and Industrial Designers
SOC 27-1021 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $103,591per year
- Projected openings
- 4,320
- Projected change
- +1.9%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Complex Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Operations Analysis
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $135,824 | 30 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $110,709 | 240 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $104,149 | 270 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $98,229 | 330 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $98,144 | 430 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $94,851 | 860 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $86,340 | 20 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $84,824 | 60 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $83,848 | 260 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $83,787 | 80 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $80,046 | 320 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $78,240 | 40 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Drafters | $84,820 | 3,040 | -5.1% |
| Fashion Designers | Not reported | 6,620 | -3.7% |
| Industrial Engineers | $128,088 | 24,010 | +11.9% |
Leads to — 3
Computer Aided Design (CAD) Architectural Certificate of Accomplishment
City College of San Francisco · San Francisco · $1,144
Industrial Design Certificate of Achievement
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Industrial Design (IDSGN) Associate in Science Degree
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