Also called: Deal Trophy Designer, Lucite Tombstone Designer
Designs the custom clear-acrylic trophies bankers and lawyers give each other to celebrate closing big mergers and deals.
A bank just closed a $4 billion airline merger, and you sketch a deal toy shaped like a jet tail with both logos embedded inside. You turn the sketch into a 3D file, work with the factory on the acrylic casting and rush 60 pieces before the closing dinner. Every week brings a new deal and a new shape.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Associate or bachelor's in industrial or graphic design; 3D modeling skills.
Ways in: 2-year college, 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Industrial Design, Graphic Design, 3D Modeling.
Growing slowly. Small, steady industry tied to the number of Wall Street deals.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI generates concepts fast; making buildable 3D designs and working with factories stays human.
Classes: Art or design, 3D modeling or CAD, Engineering class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-1021.
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