Knowledge
Design
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Definition from U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA) (O*NET 31.0 (August 2026)).
01.
Jobs that draw on it most
63 jobs- Set and Exhibit Designers4.9 of 5
- Interior Designers4.9 of 5
- Architectural and Civil Drafters4.9 of 5
- Architects, Except Landscape and Naval4.7 of 5
- Commercial and Industrial Designers4.7 of 5
- Civil Engineers4.7 of 5
- Graphic Designers4.7 of 5
- Landscape Architects4.7 of 5
- Aerospace Engineers4.7 of 5
- Environmental Engineers4.6 of 5
- Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary4.6 of 5
- Mechanical Drafters4.6 of 5
- Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary4.5 of 5
- Mechanical Engineers4.5 of 5
- Fashion Designers4.4 of 5
- Electrical and Electronics Drafters4.4 of 5
- Agricultural Engineers4.3 of 5
- Art Directors4.3 of 5
- Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators4.3 of 5
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer4.3 of 5
- Architectural and Engineering Managers4.3 of 5
- Special Effects Artists and Animators4.2 of 5
- Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers4.2 of 5
- Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians4.2 of 5
- Computer Hardware Engineers4.1 of 5
- Solar Photovoltaic Installers4.1 of 5
- Electrical Engineers4.1 of 5
- Industrial Engineers4.1 of 5
- Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers4.0 of 5
- Marine Engineers and Naval Architects4.0 of 5
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians4.0 of 5
- Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic4.0 of 5
- Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians4.0 of 5
- Chemical Engineers4.0 of 5
- Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians4.0 of 5
- Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers4.0 of 5
- Orthotists and Prosthetists4.0 of 5
- Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers3.9 of 5
- Craft Artists3.9 of 5
- Carpenters3.9 of 5
…and 23 more jobs.
02.
Programs that lead to those jobs
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering6 jobs
- Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering5 jobs
- Packaging Science5 jobs
- Environmental Design/Architecture4 jobs
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering4 jobs
- Water Resources Engineering4 jobs
- Computer Engineering, General4 jobs
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other4 jobs
- Mechanical Engineering4 jobs
- Systems Engineering4 jobs
- Electromechanical Engineering4 jobs
- Electrical and Computer Engineering4 jobs
- Architecture3 jobs
- Architectural Design3 jobs
- Healthcare Environment Design/Architecture3 jobs
- Interior Architecture3 jobs
- Landscape Architecture3 jobs
- Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology3 jobs
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General3 jobs
- Astronautical Engineering3 jobs
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, Other3 jobs
- Agricultural Engineering3 jobs
- Architectural Engineering3 jobs
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering3 jobs
- Ceramic Sciences and Engineering3 jobs
- Chemical Engineering3 jobs
- Chemical Engineering, Other3 jobs
- Civil Engineering, General3 jobs
- Structural Engineering3 jobs
- Transportation and Highway Engineering3 jobs
…and 184 more programs.