What You'll Do

  • Write, review, or comment on documents, such as proposals, test plans, or procedures.
  • Train users in task techniques or ergonomic principles.
  • Review health, safety, accident, or worker compensation records to evaluate safety program effectiveness or to identify jobs with high incidence of injury.
  • Provide human factors technical expertise on topics, such as advanced user-interface technology development or the role of human users in automated or autonomous sub-systems in advanced vehicle systems.
  • Investigate theoretical or conceptual issues, such as the human design considerations of lunar landers or habitats.
  • Estimate time or resource requirements for ergonomic or human factors research or development projects.
  • Conduct interviews or surveys of users or customers to collect information on topics, such as requirements, needs, fatigue, ergonomics, or interfaces.
  • Recommend workplace changes to improve health and safety, using knowledge of potentially harmful factors, such as heavy loads or repetitive motions.
  • Provide technical support to clients through activities, such as rearranging workplace fixtures to reduce physical hazards or discomfort or modifying task sequences to reduce cycle time.
  • Prepare reports or presentations summarizing results or conclusions of human factors engineering or ergonomics activities, such as testing, investigation, or validation.

Essential Skills

Reading Comprehension 4.0/5
Active Listening 4.0/5
Writing 4.0/5
Speaking 4.0/5
Critical Thinking 4.0/5
Complex Problem Solving 4.0/5
Active Learning 3.75/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.62/5
Systems Evaluation 3.62/5
Mathematics 3.5/5
Monitoring 3.5/5
Social Perceptiveness 3.38/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.
  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.

Common styles

Integrity, Analytical Thinking, Attention to Detail, Cooperation, Initiative

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Comprehension 4.0/5
Written Comprehension 4.0/5
Oral Expression 4.0/5
Written Expression 4.0/5
Deductive Reasoning 4.0/5
Inductive Reasoning 4.0/5
Fluency of Ideas 3.88/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.88/5

Technologies & Tools

Adobe Acrobat Adobe Creative Cloud software Adobe Dreamweaver Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Adobe Photoshop AEMC DataView AJAX Altia Design Apple Safari Atlassian JIRA Autodesk AutoCAD Bit Debris Solutions Usability Activity Log C++ Cascading style sheets CSS Computer aided design CAD software Dartfish ProSuite Dassault Systemes CATIA Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Data Translation quickDAQ

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Integrity (High importance: 4.7/5)
  • Analytical Thinking (High importance: 4.5/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.35/5)
  • Cooperation (High importance: 4.35/5)
  • Initiative (High importance: 4.35/5)

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How to Become One

This career requires extensive preparation, typically including a graduate degree (Master's or Doctoral) and several years of experience. Most professionals in this field have invested significant time in education and training.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Board Certified Ergonomist Certified Professional Ergonomist Cognitive Engineer Engineer Engineering Psychologist Ergonomic Consultant Ergonomic Specialist Ergonomics Consultant Ergonomics Engineer Ergonomics Specialist Ergonomics Technical Advisor Ergonomist Human Factors Advisor Human Factors Engineer Human Factors Ergonomist Human Factors Specialist Human Machine Interface Engineer (HMI Engineer) Interface Designer Occupational Ergonomist Usability Engineer Usability Specialist User Interface Designer (UI Designer)