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.

Coverage of the target role1: 81%
Skills carried over: 2712 of them required
Required, not held: 3plus 3 supplementary
Difficulty2: 22.9adjacent

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.

Held Skill the target role also needs Area

✓ write manuals communication, collaboration and creativity
✓ adapt to new design materials information skills
✓ consult with design team communication, collaboration and creativity
✓ industrial design arts and humanities
✓ conduct research on trends in design information skills
✓ 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.

Tier Skill to acquire Type

01 health and welfare 1 required, 1 supplementary

REQ human anatomy knowledge

sup occupational physiology knowledge

02 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

REQ assess ergonomics of the workplace skill

sup gather feedback from employees skill

03 services 1 required

REQ occupational health knowledge

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

sup teach ergonomics in work place skill

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

Tier Skill Type

REQ conduct research on trends in design skill
REQ consult with design team skill
REQ copyright legislation knowledge
REQ design principles knowledge
REQ determine suitability of materials skill
REQ draft design specifications skill
REQ draw design sketches skill
REQ ergonomics knowledge
REQ follow a brief skill
REQ identify customer's needs skill
REQ mathematics knowledge
REQ use CAD software skill
sup 3D modelling knowledge
sup adapt existing designs to changed circumstances skill
sup adapt to new design materials skill
sup aesthetics knowledge
sup apply 3D imaging techniques skill
sup build a product's physical model skill
sup create a product's virtual model skill
sup design prototypes skill
sup engineering principles knowledge
sup engineering processes knowledge
sup industrial design knowledge
sup manufacturing processes knowledge
sup prepare production prototypes skill
sup use technical drawing software skill
sup write manuals skill

3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Tier Skill to acquire Type

sup teach ergonomics in work place skill
sup gather feedback from employees skill
sup occupational physiology knowledge

40 held skills the ergonomist role does not ask for

Skill Type

· CAD software knowledge
· CAM software knowledge
· analyse production processes for improvement skill
· apply desktop publishing techniques skill
· attend design meetings skill
· build jewellery models skill
· calculate design costs skill
· calculate materials to build equipment skill
· ceramic ware knowledge
· collaborate with engineers skill
· coordinate manufacturing production activities skill
· cost management knowledge
· design management knowledge
· design package skill
· determine production feasibility skill
· develop jewellery designs skill
· draw blueprints skill
· human-robot collaboration knowledge
· hydraulics knowledge
· industrial engineering knowledge
· jewellery processes knowledge
· liaise with engineers skill
· manage contracts skill
· meet deadlines skill
· monitor production developments skill
· perform ideation activities skill
· perform market research skill
· perform physical stress tests on models skill
· perform project management skill
· plan event marketing for promotional campaigns skill
· pneumatics knowledge
· present artistic design proposals skill
· produce sustainable products skill
· prospect new customers skill
· think creatively about jewellery skill
· types of glazing knowledge
· types of packaging materials knowledge
· types of toy materials knowledge
· use CAE software skill
· 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.

Tier Skill to acquire Type

REQ occupational health knowledge
REQ human anatomy knowledge
sup occupational physiology knowledge

Index

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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.