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       CODE: 045.061-014 Buy the DOT:Download/CD-ROM
TITLE(s): PSYCHOLOGIST, ENGINEERING (profess. & kin.) alternate titles: human factors specialist
Conducts research, development, application, and evaluation of psychological principles relating
human behavior to characteristics, design, and use of environments and systems within which human
beings work and live: Collaborates with equipment designers in design, development, and utilization
of man-machine systems to obtain optimum efficiency in terms of human capabilities. Advises on human
factors to be considered in design of man-machine systems, military equipment, and industrial
products. Participates in solving such problems as determining numbers and kinds of workers required
to operate machines, allocation of functions to machines and operators, and layout and arrangement
of work sites. Analyzes jobs to establish requirements for use in classification, selection,
placement, and training of personnel [JOB ANALYST (profess. & kin.)]. Develops training methods and
materials, such as curriculums, lectures, and films, and prepares handbooks of human engineering
data for use by equipment and system designers. May conduct research to develop psychological
theories concerning such subjects as effects of physical factors (temperature, humidity, vibration,
noise, and illumination) on worker's behavior; functional design of dials, scales, meters, and other
instruments to minimize sensory requirements; specifications for optimal size, shape, direction and
speed of motion, and location of equipment controls; and effects of environmental, organismic, and
task or job variables on work behavior and life quality.
GOE: 11.03.01 STRENGTH: S GED: R6 M6 L6 SVP: 8 DLU: 77
ONET CROSSWALK: 27108J Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
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