Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

industrial designertoergonomist

A industrial designer already meets 81% of what the ergonomist role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From industrial designer
81%
Overlap1
To ergonomist
27 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
22.9 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 22.9

This move: 22.9 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the ergonomist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the industrial designer profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ergonomist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a industrial designer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held write manuals communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held adapt to new design materials information skills
  • already held consult with design team communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held industrial design arts and humanities
  • already held conduct research on trends in design information skills
  • already held ergonomics services

All 27 carried skills, including the 12 the ergonomist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 6 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 health and welfare 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held human anatomy required
  • optional, not held occupational physiology optional
02 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held assess ergonomics of the workplace required
  • optional, not held gather feedback from employees optional
03 services 1 required
  • required, not held occupational health required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held teach ergonomics in work place optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ergonomist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 27 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held conduct research on trends in design skill
  • already held consult with design team skill
  • already held copyright legislation knowledge
  • already held design principles knowledge
  • already held determine suitability of materials skill
  • already held draft design specifications skill
  • already held draw design sketches skill
  • already held ergonomics knowledge
  • already held follow a brief skill
  • already held identify customer's needs skill
  • already held mathematics knowledge
  • already held use CAD software skill
  • already held 3D modelling knowledge
  • already held adapt existing designs to changed circumstances skill
  • already held adapt to new design materials skill
  • already held aesthetics knowledge
  • already held apply 3D imaging techniques skill
  • already held build a product's physical model skill
  • already held create a product's virtual model skill
  • already held design prototypes skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held industrial design knowledge
  • already held manufacturing processes knowledge
  • already held prepare production prototypes skill
  • already held use technical drawing software skill
  • already held write manuals skill
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held teach ergonomics in work place optional
  • optional, not held gather feedback from employees optional
  • optional, not held occupational physiology optional
40 held skills the ergonomist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role CAM software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
  • not needed by the target role apply desktop publishing techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role attend design meetings skill
  • not needed by the target role build jewellery models skill
  • not needed by the target role calculate design costs skill
  • not needed by the target role calculate materials to build equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role ceramic ware knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collaborate with engineers skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate manufacturing production activities skill
  • not needed by the target role cost management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design package skill
  • not needed by the target role determine production feasibility skill
  • not needed by the target role develop jewellery designs skill
  • not needed by the target role draw blueprints skill
  • not needed by the target role human-robot collaboration knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hydraulics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role industrial engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role jewellery processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
  • not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor production developments skill
  • not needed by the target role perform ideation activities skill
  • not needed by the target role perform market research skill
  • not needed by the target role perform physical stress tests on models skill
  • not needed by the target role perform project management skill
  • not needed by the target role plan event marketing for promotional campaigns skill
  • not needed by the target role pneumatics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role present artistic design proposals skill
  • not needed by the target role produce sustainable products skill
  • not needed by the target role prospect new customers skill
  • not needed by the target role think creatively about jewellery skill
  • not needed by the target role types of glazing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of packaging materials knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of toy materials knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use CAE software skill
  • not needed by the target role use specialised design software skill
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held occupational health required
  • required, not held human anatomy required
  • optional, not held occupational physiology optional
Index

Other moves recorded from industrial designer

Full index of moves from industrial designer

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.