Also called: Consumer Electronics Product Manager
Decides what a physical tech product like headphones, a smartwatch or a drone should do, cost and look like.
You balance what engineers can build, what the factory in Asia can make, and what price customers will pay. You fly to the factory to approve a sample and argue for a bigger battery.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 8 years after high school. Bachelor's in engineering or business; often an MBA.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Design, Business.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). Tracks product managers.
Low risk for 10 years. Physical products tie to factories, costs and supply chains; AI helps analysis, but these calls stay human.
Classes: Physics, Business, Engineering design or CAD.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-2021.
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