Description
Design or plan protocols for equipment or processes to produce products meeting internal and external purity, safety, and quality requirements.
Interests
- Investigative
- Conventional
- Realistic
Work Values
- Working Conditions
- Achievement
- Independence
Work Styles
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Analytical Thinking
- Cooperation
Tasks
- Study product characteristics or customer requirements to determine validation objectives and standards.
- Analyze validation test data to determine whether systems or processes have met validation criteria or to identify root causes of production problems.
- Develop validation master plans, process flow diagrams, test cases, or standard operating procedures.
- Prepare detailed reports or design statements, based on results of validation and qualification tests or reviews of procedures and protocols.
- Maintain validation test equipment.
Work Activities
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
- Getting Information
- Documenting/Recording Information
- Analyzing Data or Information
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Detailed Work Activities
- Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
- Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Technology Skills
- Development environment software
- Presentation software
- Analytical or scientific software
- Operating system software
- Data base management system software
Abilities
- Deductive Reasoning
- Written Comprehension
- Written Expression
- Inductive Reasoning
- Oral Comprehension
Skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Writing
- Active Listening
Knowledge
- Engineering and Technology
- Production and Processing
- English Language
- Customer and Personal Service
- Mathematics
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
Certificate name
GDTP (Y14.5) Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing Professional Certification - 2009 Senior LevelCertifying Organization
American Society of Mechanical Engineers International
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
GDTP (Y14.5) Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing Professional Certification - 1994 Technologist LevelCertifying Organization
American Society of Mechanical Engineers International
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
GDTP (Y14.5) Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing Professional Certification - 2009 Technologist LevelCertifying Organization
American Society of Mechanical Engineers International
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
GDTP (Y14.5) Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing Professional Certification - 1994 Senior LevelCertifying Organization
American Society of Mechanical Engineers International
Type
Advanced
Certificate name
Certified Reliability EngineerCertifying Organization
American Society for Quality
Type
Advanced
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $78,138 |
| Median (50%) | $95,832 |
| High (90%) | $142,666 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | N/A |
| Mid Level | N/A |
| Senior Level | N/A |
| Expert Level | N/A |
Employability
There are currently 336,600 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 377,500 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 12%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 12%
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