22211 Industrial designers

What this occupation covers

Industrial designers conceptualize and produce designs for manufactured products. They are employed by manufacturing industries and private design firms or they may be self-employed.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 6 main duties for this code.

• Consult with client, engineers or production specialists to establish product requirements
• Analyze the intended use of product and user preferences
• Conduct research into cost, properties of production materials and methods of production
• Develop manual and computer-assisted design (CAD) concepts, sketches or models for approval
• Prepare manufacturing drawings, specifications and guidelines for production and construct prototype of design
• Consult with engineers and production staff during manufacturing stage.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 6 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 22210 Architectural technologists and technicians
• 22300 Civil engineering technologists and technicians
• 22310 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
• 22212 Drafting technologists and technicians
• 52120 Graphic designers and illustrators
• 52121 Interior designers and interior decorators
• 22301 Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
• 53123 Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers

Excluded from this code

• Architectural technologists and technicians (See 22210 Architectural technologists and technicians)
• Civil engineering design technologist (See 22300 Civil engineering technologists and technicians)
• Electrical and electronics design technologist (See 22310 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians)
• Engineering design and drafting technologist (See 22212 Drafting technologists and technicians)
• Graphic designers and illustrators (See 52120 Graphic designers and illustrators)
• Interior designers and interior decorators (See 52121 Interior designers and interior decorators)
• Mechanical engineering equipment designer (See 22301 Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians)
• Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers (See 53123 Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

business products designer · consumer products designer · container designer · ergonomic products designer · fixture designer · furniture designer · industrial design consultant · industrial designer · industrial products designer · product designer · toy designer - industrial design

Employment requirements

• A university degree in industrial design, architecture, engineering or A college diploma in industrial design is required.
• Creative ability, as demonstrated by a portfolio of work, is required.