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Career Guidance Knowledge services K102 - hygiene and occupational health services K1022 - occupational health and safety Ergonomics
Description
The science of designing systems, processes and products that complement the strengths of people so that they can use them easily and safely.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 5 occupations
- Optional in 7 occupations
- Total: 12 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)
Essential for
- ErgonomistErgonomists analyse the design of equipment, furniture, and systems in order to improve it toward safer, healthier, and more efficient ones. They strive to improve the interaction …
- Occupational therapistOccupational therapists assist individuals or groups with occupational limitations due to diseases, physical disorders, and temporary or permanent mental disabilities in regaining …
- Occupational therapy assistantOccupational therapy assistants support occupational therapists by working with people and communities to enhance their ability to engage in the occupations they want to, need to, …
- Wicker furniture makerWicker furniture makers choose and prepare materials such as softened rattan or willow branches in order to produce wicker furniture such as chairs, tables and couches. They use ha…
- Industrial designerAn Industrial Designer is a professional who designs and develops products that are both functional and aesthetically appealing. From consumer electronics and household appliances …
Optional for
- KinesiologistA Kinesiologist is a healthcare and movement science professional who studies human motion and applies this knowledge to improve health, fitness, rehabilitation, and performance. T…
- Automotive designerAn Automotive Designer is a creative professional who designs and develops the exterior and interior aesthetics of vehicles, blending engineering with visual artistry to create car…
- PhysiologistA Physiologist is a scientist who studies the functions and mechanisms of living organisms, focusing on how cells, tissues, organs, and systems work together to support life. Physi…
- Automotive test driverAutomotive test drivers drive prototype and pre-production vehicles and assess their performance, safety and comfort. They test the models in various driving situations and prepare…
- Fine arts instructorFine arts instructors educate students in specific theory and, primarily, practice-based fine arts courses at a specialised fine arts school or conservatory at a higher education l…
- Health and safety engineerHealth and safety engineers design objects and programs by combining engineering principles and health and safety requirements. They envision the protection and well-being of the p…
- Surgical instrument makerSurgical instrument makers create, repair and design surgical instruments, such as clamps, graspers, mechanical cutters, scopes, probes and other surgical instruments. Other titles…
Related skills
- Occupational physiology
- Engineering processes
- Assist in performing physical exercises
- Design prototypes
- Engineering principles
- Human anatomy
- Use CAD software
- Human physiology
- Rehabilitation
- Aesthetics
- Prepare lesson content
- Neurology
Last updated on February 19, 2026
