# Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists > Design objects, facilities, and environments to optimize human well-being and overall system performance, applying theory, principles, and data regarding the relationship between humans and respective technology. Investigate and analyze characteristics of human behavior and performance as it relates to the use of technology. - Code: 17-2112.01 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 17-2112) - Family: [Architecture & Engineering](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-17), one of its 59 occupations - Tasks: 26 tasks (26 core) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/17-2112.01 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/17-2112.01.json ## What the work is made of 1. Collect data through direct observation of work activities or witnessing the conduct of tests. Core task · Task 16393 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 2. Conduct interviews or surveys of users or customers to collect information on topics, such as requirements, needs, fatigue, ergonomics, or interfaces. Core task · Task 16378 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 3. Advocate for end users in collaboration with other professionals, including engineers, designers, managers, or customers. Core task · Task 16396 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 4. Inspect work sites to identify physical hazards. Core task · Task 16387 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 5. Prepare reports or presentations summarizing results or conclusions of human factors engineering or ergonomics activities, such as testing, investigation, or validation. Core task · Task 16381 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 6. Recommend workplace changes to improve health and safety, using knowledge of potentially harmful factors, such as heavy loads or repetitive motions. Core task · Task 16379 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 7. Perform functional, task, or anthropometric analysis, using tools, such as checklists, surveys, videotaping, or force measurement. Core task · Task 16383 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 8. Provide technical support to clients through activities, such as rearranging workplace fixtures to reduce physical hazards or discomfort or modifying task sequences to reduce cycle time. Core task · Task 16380 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 9. Assess the user-interface or usability characteristics of products. Core task · Task 16392 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 10. Establish system operating or training requirements to ensure optimized human-machine interfaces. Core task · Task 16386 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 11. Integrate human factors requirements into operational hardware. Core task · Task 16385 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 12. Review health, safety, accident, or worker compensation records to evaluate safety program effectiveness or to identify jobs with high incidence of injury. Core task · Task 16374 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 13. Design or evaluate human work systems, using human factors engineering and ergonomic principles to optimize usability, cost, quality, safety, or performance. Core task · Task 16397 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 14. Write, review, or comment on documents, such as proposals, test plans, or procedures. Core task · Task 16372 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 15. Train users in task techniques or ergonomic principles. Core task · Task 16373 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 16. Conduct research to evaluate potential solutions related to changes in equipment design, procedures, manpower, personnel, or training. Core task · Task 16391 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 17. Provide human factors technical expertise on topics, such as advanced user-interface technology development or the role of human users in automated or autonomous sub-systems in advanced vehicle systems. Core task · Task 16375 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 18. Develop or implement human performance research, investigation, or analysis protocols. Core task · Task 16388 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 19. Develop or implement research methodologies or statistical analysis plans to test and evaluate developmental prototypes used in new products or processes, such as cockpit designs, user workstations, or computerized human models. Core task · Task 16389 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 20. Estimate time or resource requirements for ergonomic or human factors research or development projects. Core task · Task 16377 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 21. Design cognitive aids, such as procedural storyboards or decision support systems. Core task · Task 16390 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 22. Analyze complex systems to determine potential for further development, production, interoperability, compatibility, or usefulness in a particular area, such as aviation. Core task · Task 16395 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 23. Investigate theoretical or conceptual issues, such as the human design considerations of lunar landers or habitats. Core task · Task 16376 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 24. Operate testing equipment, such as heat stress meters, octave band analyzers, motion analysis equipment, inclinometers, light meters, thermoanemometers, sling psychrometers, or colorimetric detection tubes. Core task · Task 16384 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 25. Perform statistical analyses, such as social network pattern analysis, network modeling, discrete event simulation, agent-based modeling, statistical natural language processing, computational sociology, mathematical optimization, or systems dynamics. Core task · Task 16382 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 26. Apply modeling or quantitative analysis to forecast events, such as human decisions or behaviors, the structure or processes of organizations, or the attitudes or actions of human groups. 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