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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.
What a commercial and industrial designer does
Become a commercial and industrial designer
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good commercial and industrial designer
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Reading work related information.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
- Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $49 per hour with an average salary of $101,200 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $38 and $56 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $79,400 and $115,600 per year.
Commercial And Industrial Designer job outlook
- There are 330 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 64 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.