Placement Opportunities for Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics Professionals in Industry and Government/Military Positions

Abstract

During the period from January 2005 through December 2005, the Placement Service of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society distributed announcements describing 123 new positions available for human factors and ergonomics professionals. This paper describes the 111 placement opportunities for those in Industry and the Government/Military. The attributes of the position descriptions examined include: employment sector, degree requirements, work experience, expertise, salary, and geographic location. The employment sector type seeking the most employees was Consumer Products at 28%. The degree required was usually a Masters (42 %) and the geographic area with the most jobs was the Northeast (N=32). The area of expertise most frequently requested by employers was Experimental Research (N=58).