Human Factors Engineers
Human Factors Engineers
Bright Outlook
Career outlook for
Human Factors Engineers
What's it like?
Design objects, facilities, and environments to optimize human well-being and overall system performance, applying theory, principles, and data regarding the relationship between humans and respective technology. Investigate and analyze characteristics of human behavior and performance as it relates to the use of technology.
Working conditions
Tasks
- Design or evaluate human work systems, using human factors engineering and ergonomic principles to optimize usability, cost, quality, safety, or performance.
- Develop or implement human performance research, investigation, or analysis protocols.
- Recommend workplace changes to improve health and safety, using knowledge of potentially harmful factors, such as heavy loads or repetitive motions
- Prepare reports or presentations summarizing results or conclusions of human factors engineering or ergonomics activities, such as testing, investigation, or validation.
- Inspect work sites to identify physical hazards.
Top Skills
- Reading Comprehension.
- Speaking.
- Critical Thinking.
- Complex Problem Solving.
- Active Listening.
- Writing.
- Judgment and Decision Making.
- Active Learning.
- Systems Evaluation.
- Monitoring.
- Social Perceptiveness.
- Mathematics.
- Learning Strategies.
- Operations Analysis.
- Technology Design.
- Systems Analysis.
- Instructing.
- Science.
- Coordination.
- Time Management.
Programs
Bachelor degree in Industrial Engineering
Average Salary
9250/ Month