Also called: Toy Inventor, Toy Product Designer
Invents and designs toys, games, and collectibles.
A toy designer might spend the morning sketching a new action figure, then test prototypes with kids and watch what they actually play with. They work with sculptors, engineers, and safety testers. Big companies like Mattel and Hasbro plus smaller studios hire them.
Estimate based on industrial designer wages.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in industrial design or toy design (FIT and Otis College offer toy design degrees).
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Toy Design, Industrial Design, Product Design.
Growing about average. Small, competitive field.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI helps with concept art and packaging; building prototypes and testing what kids actually find fun stay human.
Classes: Art 3-D Design, Engineering or CAD, Child development.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-1021.
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