Industrial Designer Career and Immigration options for Australia

Profile Title: Industrial Designer Career and Immigration options for Australia

Alternative Title:Product Designer

ANZSCO Code: 232312 | Unit Code: 2323

Skill Level: Level 1 | Work Experience: 1 Years

Assessing Bodies: Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS)

Skill Occupation List (SOL): STSOL

Specialization: Ceramic Designer, Furniture Designer, Glass Designer, Textile Designer

Profile Description: Plans, designs, develops and documents industrial, commercial or consumer products for manufacture with particular emphasis on ergonomic (human) factors, marketing considerations and manufacturability, and prepares designs and specifications of products for mass or batch production.

Job Duties:

• determining the objectives and constraints of the design brief by consulting with clients and stakeholders
• undertaking product research and analysing functional, commercial, cultural and aesthetic requirements
• formulating design concepts for clothing, textiles, industrial, commercial and consumer products, and jewellery
• preparing sketches, diagrams, illustrations, plans, samples and models to communicate design concepts
• negotiating design solutions with clients, management, and sales and manufacturing staff
• selecting, specifying and recommending functional and aesthetic materials, production methods and finishes for manufacture
• detailing and documenting the selected design for production
• preparing and commissioning prototypes and samples
• supervising the preparation of patterns, programs and tooling, and the manufacture process

Skill Level Description: In Australia and New Zealand: Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a Bachelor Degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Available Visa Options (As on February 2024):

• 190 - Skilled Nominated (subclass 190)
• 407 - Training visa (subclass 407)
• 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - State or Territory nominated
• 482 - Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) - Short Term Stream
• 187 - Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
• 494 - Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) - Employer sponsored stream
• 491 - Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) State or Territory nominated

Registration or Licensing: Not Required

Industries: Fashion, Industrial and Jewellery Designers are mainly employed in: Manufacturing; Professional, Scientific and Technical Services; and Retail Trade

Education Profile: The most common level of educational attainment for Fashion, Industrial and Jewellery Designers is Bachelor degree (66.7 per cent).

Job Opening: Over the five years to November 2019, the number of job openings for Fashion, Industrial and Jewellery Designers is expected to be below average (between 5,001 and 10,000). Job openings count both employment growth and turnover (defined as workers leaving their occupation for other employment or leaving the workforce).

Age Group: The main age group is 25-34 years (43.2 per cent) and the median age is 35 years (compared to 40 years for all occupations).

Gender: The female share of Fashion, Industrial and Jewellery Designers is 53.7 per cent and 78.9 per cent of Fashion, Industrial and Jewellery Designers work full time. Average weekly hours for full time workers are 40.0 (compared to 40.2 for all occupations).

Earning: In August 2014 (latest available data) weekly earnings full-time before tax (and not including employer superannuation) were $1,080 (compared to earnings for all occupations of $1,200).

Employment: Employment for this occupation rose strongly (in percentage terms) in the past five years and rose very strongly in the long-term (ten years). Looking forward, employment for Fashion, Industrial and Jewellery Designers to November 2020 is expected to grow strongly.