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Overview
Automotive designers create 2D and 3D vehicle models, isometric drawings and graphics, while rethinking materials, manufacturing technologies, vehicle architecture, power management and seating features.
In job descriptions, look for CADD, CAM software, computer simulation, material mechanics, battery design, 3D printing, engineering calculations, vehicle features and hardware collaboration.
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Open in Job ExplorerWork context
Automotive designers work between vehicle form, engineering constraints and future in-car systems. The work can combine 2D sketches, 3D models, isometric drawings, seating concepts, materials, manufacturing choices and collaboration with hardware engineers.
Skills and specializations
Useful skills include CADD, CAM software, computer simulation, material mechanics, engineering calculations and battery design awareness. Specialization may focus on exterior form, interior seating, vehicle architecture, power management, prototyping or advanced driver-assistance features.
Salary context
Salary context depends on design responsibility, software depth, vehicle programme complexity, prototype work, materials knowledge, collaboration with engineering teams and whether the role influences production-ready vehicle features. This guide gives no salary amounts.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward senior vehicle design, interior or exterior design leadership, concept modelling, design engineering, prototype coordination, user-experience work for vehicle systems or broader industrial design roles.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name CADD, 3D modelling, simulation, battery systems, vehicle-to-everything systems, seating, materials or manufacturing technology. Those terms help separate styling work from engineering-heavy automotive design.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial occupation context. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data for this exact occupation.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 2
Commercial and Industrial Designers
27-1021.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETAutomotive Engineers
17-2141.02
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Alternative labels
automotive design specialist
automotive design expert
auto designer
3D automobile designer
automotive digital designer
2D automobile designer
3D car designer
truck designer
automotive modeller
2D truck designer
motor vehicle clay model design expert
automobile stylist
3D truck designer
2D car designer
automotive digitalisation engineer
2D automotive designer
car stylist
motor vehicle clay model design specialist
automotives designer
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car designer
automotive stylist
automotive model maker
3D automotive designer
motor vehicle design specialist
automobile designer
Occupation group
industrial designer (2163.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1d8f8111-79dd-41dc-aa2a-12f3192dde3c |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2163.1.1 |
| ISCO group | 2163 |
| Concept type | Occupation |