# 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. - Code: 27-1021.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 27-1021) - Family: [Arts, Design, Media & Sports](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-27), one of its 45 occupations - Tasks: 17 tasks (12 core and 5 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1021.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/27-1021.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Prepare sketches of ideas, detailed drawings, illustrations, artwork, or blueprints, using drafting instruments, paints and brushes, or computer-aided design equipment. Core task · Task 6896 · Rated by 55 people who do the job, August 2019 2. Modify and refine designs, using working models, to conform with customer specifications, production limitations, or changes in design trends. Core task · Task 6898 · Rated by 55 people who do the job, August 2019 3. Evaluate feasibility of design ideas, based on factors such as appearance, safety, function, serviceability, budget, production costs/methods, and market characteristics. Core task · Task 6902 · Rated by 55 people who do the job, August 2019 4. Confer with engineering, marketing, production, or sales departments, or with customers, to establish and evaluate design concepts for manufactured products. Core task · Task 6900 · Rated by 55 people who do the job, August 2019 5. Present designs and reports to customers or design committees for approval and discuss need for modification. Core task · Task 6901 · Rated by 55 people who do the job, August 2019 6. Research production specifications, costs, production materials, and manufacturing methods and provide cost estimates and itemized production requirements. Core task · Task 6904 · Rated by 55 people who do the job, August 2019 7. Direct and coordinate the fabrication of models or samples and the drafting of working drawings and specification sheets from sketches. Core task · Task 6897 · Rated by 55 people who do the job, August 2019 8. 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. Core task · Task 6909 · Rated by 54 people who do the job, August 2019 9. Develop manufacturing procedures and monitor the manufacture of their designs in a factory to improve operations and product quality. Core task · Task 6906 · Rated by 54 people who do the job, August 2019 10. Participate in new product planning or market research, including studying the potential need for new products. Core task · Task 6911 · Rated by 55 people who do the job, August 2019 11. Read publications, attend showings, and study competing products and design styles and motifs to obtain perspective and generate design concepts. Core task · Task 6903 · Rated by 55 people who do the job, August 2019 12. Fabricate models or samples in paper, wood, glass, fabric, plastic, metal, or other materials, using hand or power tools. Core task · Task 6908 · Rated by 55 people who do the job, August 2019 13. Develop industrial standards and regulatory guidelines. Supplemental task · Task 6910 · Rated by 54 people who do the job, August 2019 14. Coordinate the look and function of product lines. Supplemental task · Task 6899 · Rated by 55 people who do the job, August 2019 15. Supervise assistants' work throughout the design process. Supplemental task · Task 6907 · Rated by 55 people who do the job, August 2019 16. Design graphic material for use as ornamentation, illustration, or advertising on manufactured materials and packaging or containers. Supplemental task · Task 6905 · Rated by 55 people who do the job, August 2019 17. Advise corporations on issues involving corporate image projects or problems. Supplemental task · Task 6912 · Rated by 55 people who do the job, August 2019 ## More in Arts, Design, Media & Sports - [Actors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2011.00): 18 tasks - [Art Directors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1011.00): 16 tasks - [Artists and Related Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1019.00): no tasks listed - [Athletes and Sports Competitors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2021.00): 9 tasks - [Audio and Video Technicians](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-4011.00): 29 tasks - [Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3011.00): 24 tasks - [Broadcast Technicians](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-4012.00): 27 tasks - [Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-4031.00): 21 tasks - [Choreographers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2032.00): 18 tasks - [Coaches and Scouts](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2022.00): 27 tasks - [Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3092.00): 14 tasks - [Craft Artists](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1012.00): 15 tasks - [Dancers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2031.00): 14 tasks - [Designers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1029.00): no tasks listed - [Disc Jockeys, Except Radio](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2091.00): 19 tasks - [Editors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3041.00): 21 tasks - [Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2099.00): no tasks listed - [Fashion Designers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1022.00): 20 tasks - [Film and Video Editors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-4032.00): 22 tasks - [Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1013.00): 28 tasks - [Floral Designers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1023.00): 15 tasks - [Graphic Designers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1024.00): 19 tasks - [Interior Designers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1025.00): 16 tasks - [Interpreters and Translators](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3091.00): 17 tasks - [Lighting Technicians](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-4015.00): 16 tasks - [Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-4099.00): no tasks listed - [Media and Communication Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3099.00): no tasks listed - [Media Programming Directors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2012.03): 23 tasks - [Media Technical Directors/Managers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2012.05): 15 tasks - [Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1026.00): 24 tasks - [Music Directors and Composers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2041.00): 30 tasks - [Musicians and Singers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2042.00): 29 tasks - [News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3023.00): 30 tasks - [Photographers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-4021.00): 28 tasks - [Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3043.05): 16 tasks - [Producers and Directors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2012.00): 30 tasks - [Public Relations Specialists](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3031.00): 18 tasks - [Set and Exhibit Designers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1027.00): 27 tasks - [Sound Engineering Technicians](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-4014.00): 14 tasks - [Special Effects Artists and Animators](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1014.00): 13 tasks - [Talent Directors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2012.04): 15 tasks - [Technical Writers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3042.00): 15 tasks - [Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2023.00): 16 tasks - [Writers and Authors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3043.00): 20 tasks ## Where this comes from Quoted from O*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, under CC BY 4.0: free to copy and reuse, with credit. 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