Occupation AtlasHuman Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
O*NET · 17-2112.01
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
Design objects, facilities, and environments to optimize human well-being and overall system performance, applying theory, principles, and data regarding the relationship between humans and respective technology. Investigate and analyze characteristics of human behavior and performance as it relates to the use of technology.
Also called Board Certified Ergonomist · Certified Professional Ergonomist · Cognitive Engineer · Engineer · Engineering Psychologist · Ergonomic Consultant · Ergonomic Specialist · Ergonomics Consultant
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Ergonomics Engineer · Ergonomics Specialist · Ergonomics Technical Advisor · Ergonomist · HMI Engineer · Human Factors Advisor · Human Factors Engineer · Human Factors Ergonomist · Human Factors Specialist · Human Machine Interface Engineer (HMI Engineer) · Injury Prevention Specialist · Interface Designer · Occupational Ergonomist · UI Designer · Usability Engineer · Usability Specialist · User Interface Designer (UI Designer)
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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
IRCInvestigative · Realistic · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- I Investigative6.21
- R Realistic4.54
- C Conventional4.40
- A Artistic2.65
- E Enterprising2.59
- S Social2.15
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Education and experience
The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.
- Related work experience
- None (25%)
- On-site or in-plant training
- None (25%)
- On-the-job training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (30%)
Typically associated skills
All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.
- Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
- Active ListeningbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
- Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
- SpeakingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
- WritingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
- Complex Problem SolvingImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
- Active LearningbasicImportance 3.8Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
- Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.6Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
- Systems EvaluationImportance 3.6Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
- MathematicsbasicImportance 3.5Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Calculate the square footage of a new home under construction
- MonitoringbasicImportance 3.5Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
- Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.4Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
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- Operations AnalysisImportance 3.3Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Suggest changes in software to make a system more user friendly
- Systems AnalysisImportance 3.3Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
- SciencebasicImportance 3.3Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Conduct product tests to ensure safety standards are met
- Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 3.3Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
- Technology DesignImportance 3.1Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Redesign the handle on a hand tool for easier gripping
- InstructingImportance 3.1Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
- Time ManagementImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
- CoordinationImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
- Service OrientationImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
- Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
- NegotiationImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
- PersuasionImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Solicit donations for a charity
- Quality Control AnalysisImportance 2.6Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
- ProgrammingImportance 2.3Level 2.4Level 2 looks like: Write a program to sort objects in a database
- Operations MonitoringImportance 2.3Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
- TroubleshootingImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machine
- Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
- Management of Material ResourcesImportance 1.9Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
- Equipment SelectionImportance 1.8Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Select a tool to adjust a loose part on a bicycle
- Operation and ControlImportance 1.6Level 0.8
- Equipment MaintenanceImportance 1.0Level —
- InstallationImportance 1.0Level —
- RepairingImportance 1.0Level —
Tasks
26 coreWhat people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).
- Collect data through direct observation of work activities or witnessing the conduct of tests.Importance 4.7
- Conduct interviews or surveys of users or customers to collect information on topics, such as requirements, needs, fatigue, ergonomics, or interfaces.Importance 4.6
- Inspect work sites to identify physical hazards.Importance 4.5
- Advocate for end users in collaboration with other professionals, including engineers, designers, managers, or customers.Importance 4.5
- Recommend workplace changes to improve health and safety, using knowledge of potentially harmful factors, such as heavy loads or repetitive motions.Importance 4.4
- Prepare reports or presentations summarizing results or conclusions of human factors engineering or ergonomics activities, such as testing, investigation, or validation.Importance 4.4
- Perform functional, task, or anthropometric analysis, using tools, such as checklists, surveys, videotaping, or force measurement.Importance 4.4
- Provide technical support to clients through activities, such as rearranging workplace fixtures to reduce physical hazards or discomfort or modifying task sequences to reduce cycle time.Importance 4.3
- Assess the user-interface or usability characteristics of products.Importance 4.3
- Write, review, or comment on documents, such as proposals, test plans, or procedures.Importance 4.2
- Review health, safety, accident, or worker compensation records to evaluate safety program effectiveness or to identify jobs with high incidence of injury.Importance 4.2
- Integrate human factors requirements into operational hardware.Importance 4.2
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- Establish system operating or training requirements to ensure optimized human-machine interfaces.Importance 4.2
- Design or evaluate human work systems, using human factors engineering and ergonomic principles to optimize usability, cost, quality, safety, or performance.Importance 4.2
- Train users in task techniques or ergonomic principles.Importance 4.0
- Conduct research to evaluate potential solutions related to changes in equipment design, procedures, manpower, personnel, or training.Importance 4.0
- Provide human factors technical expertise on topics, such as advanced user-interface technology development or the role of human users in automated or autonomous sub-systems in advanced vehicle systems.Importance 3.9
- Develop or implement human performance research, investigation, or analysis protocols.Importance 3.8
- Develop or implement research methodologies or statistical analysis plans to test and evaluate developmental prototypes used in new products or processes, such as cockpit designs, user workstations, or computerized human models.Importance 3.8
- Estimate time or resource requirements for ergonomic or human factors research or development projects.Importance 3.6
- Design cognitive aids, such as procedural storyboards or decision support systems.Importance 3.6
- Analyze complex systems to determine potential for further development, production, interoperability, compatibility, or usefulness in a particular area, such as aviation.Importance 3.5
- Investigate theoretical or conceptual issues, such as the human design considerations of lunar landers or habitats.Importance 3.4
- Perform statistical analyses, such as social network pattern analysis, network modeling, discrete event simulation, agent-based modeling, statistical natural language processing, computational sociology, mathematical optimization, or systems dynamics.Importance 3.4
- Operate testing equipment, such as heat stress meters, octave band analyzers, motion analysis equipment, inclinometers, light meters, thermoanemometers, sling psychrometers, or colorimetric detection tubes.Importance 3.4
- Apply modeling or quantitative analysis to forecast events, such as human decisions or behaviors, the structure or processes of organizations, or the attitudes or actions of human groups.Importance 3.2
Knowledge
Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.
- PsychologyImportance 4.2Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Understand the impact of alcohol on human responses
- English LanguageImportance 4.0Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
- DesignImportance 3.9Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Design plans for remodeling a kitchen
- Engineering and TechnologyImportance 3.8Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Design a custom office chair
- Education and TrainingImportance 3.7Level 5.6
- MathematicsImportance 3.6Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
- Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 3.5Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
- Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 3.1Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Write an article about cultural differences
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- Administration and ManagementImportance 3.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
- Computers and ElectronicsImportance 3.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
- Production and ProcessingImportance 3.0Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Supervise an appliance assembly line
- PhysicsImportance 2.8Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Calculate the speed of a falling object
- BiologyImportance 2.7Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Investigate the effects of pollution on marine plants and animals
- Communications and MediaImportance 2.7Level 2.9
- MechanicalImportance 2.7Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Replace a valve on a steam pipe
- Public Safety and SecurityImportance 2.7Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Inspect a building site for safety violations
- Medicine and DentistryImportance 2.5Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Use a band-aid
- Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 2.5Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants for an administrative position
- Sales and MarketingImportance 2.5Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Introduce clients to a new line of products
- AdministrativeImportance 2.3Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
- Law and GovernmentImportance 2.3Level 2.8
- TransportationImportance 2.3Level 2.6
- Economics and AccountingImportance 2.2Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
- ChemistryImportance 2.1Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Use a common household bug spray
- TelecommunicationsImportance 2.1Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Send an email
- Therapy and CounselingImportance 2.1Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Put ice on a sprained ankle
- Building and ConstructionImportance 1.8Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Choose the proper type of wood for adding a deck onto a house
- Foreign LanguageImportance 1.7Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
- GeographyImportance 1.6Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
- History and ArcheologyImportance 1.6Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Take a class in US history
- Philosophy and TheologyImportance 1.6Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Watch a TV show on family values
- Food ProductionImportance 1.4Level —
- Fine ArtsImportance 1.3Level —
Abilities
Enduring capacities the work calls for.
- Deductive ReasoningImportance 4.0Level 4.8Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
- Inductive ReasoningImportance 4.0Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
- Oral ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
- Oral ExpressionImportance 4.0Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
- Written ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
- Written ExpressionImportance 4.0Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
- Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.9Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
- Information OrderingImportance 3.9Level 4.3
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- Problem SensitivityImportance 3.9Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
- Category FlexibilityImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
- OriginalityImportance 3.6Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
- Speech ClarityImportance 3.6Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
- Mathematical ReasoningImportance 3.5Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
- Near VisionImportance 3.5Level 3.8
- Speech RecognitionImportance 3.4Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
- Number FacilityImportance 3.3Level 3.8Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
- VisualizationImportance 3.3Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Follow a diagram to assemble a metal storage cabinet
- Far VisionImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Read the slides on a presentation from across a room
- Flexibility of ClosureImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
- Perceptual SpeedImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
- Speed of ClosureImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
- Selective AttentionImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
- MemorizationImportance 2.8Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Recite the first names of the five people you just met
- Time SharingImportance 2.3Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
- Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 2.3Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
- Auditory AttentionImportance 2.1Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
- Depth PerceptionImportance 1.9Level 1.6Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
- Hearing SensitivityImportance 1.8Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
- Spatial OrientationImportance 1.8Level 0.9
- Trunk StrengthImportance 1.8Level 1.3Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
- Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 1.6Level 0.6
- Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 1.4Level 0.4
- Dynamic StrengthImportance 1.4Level 0.4
- Explosive StrengthImportance 1.4Level 0.4
- Extent FlexibilityImportance 1.4Level 0.4
- StaminaImportance 1.4Level 0.4Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
- Static StrengthImportance 1.4Level 0.4Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
- Finger DexterityImportance 1.3Level —
- Gross Body CoordinationImportance 1.3Level —
- Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 1.3Level —
- Multilimb CoordinationImportance 1.3Level —
- Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.1Level —
- Night VisionImportance 1.1Level —
- Peripheral VisionImportance 1.1Level —
- Control PrecisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Glare SensitivityImportance 1.0Level —
- Manual DexterityImportance 1.0Level —
- Rate ControlImportance 1.0Level —
- Reaction TimeImportance 1.0Level —
- Response OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
- Sound LocalizationImportance 1.0Level —
- Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.0Level —
Work activities
Kinds of activity the work is made of.
- Getting InformationImportance 4.6Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 4.5Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
- Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 4.5Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 4.4Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
- Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 4.2Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
- Working with ComputersImportance 4.2Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
- Processing InformationImportance 4.1Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
- Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 4.1Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
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- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 4.0Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
- Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 4.0Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
- Training and Teaching OthersImportance 4.0Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
- Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 3.9Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 3.9Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 3.9Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
- Thinking CreativelyImportance 3.9Level 5.1Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
- Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 3.8Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 3.7Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Estimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disaster
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 3.7Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 3.7Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 3.6Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
- Developing and Building TeamsImportance 3.5Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 3.4Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
- Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 3.3Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
- Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 3.2Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 3.2Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
- Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 3.2Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 3.1Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 3.1Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
- Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 3.1Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Make a sales pitch to convince others to buy a product
- Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 3.0Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
- Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 2.8Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
- Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 2.7Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Paint the outside of a house
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 2.5Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Specify the furniture and equipment for a new school
- Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 2.4Level 2.7
- Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 2.3Level 2.7
- Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 2.3Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Arrange books in a library
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 2.1Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
- Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 2.1Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Check tickets at a concert
- Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 2.0Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 1.7Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 1.6Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools
Work context
The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.
Technology
62 toolsSoftware used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.
In demand (3)
- Microsoft Excelhot
- Microsoft Office softwarehot
- Microsoft PowerPointhot
Hot (29; 3 more marked hot above)
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Creative Cloud software
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Photoshop
- AJAX
- Apple Safari
- Atlassian JIRA
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- C++
- Cascading style sheets CSS
- Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
- Extensible markup language XML
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- JavaScript
- JavaScript Object Notation JSON
- jQuery
- Linux
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Visio
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Microsoft Word
- Mozilla Firefox
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- Oracle Java
- Python
- R
- SAS
- The MathWorks MATLAB
Other tools (30)
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- AEMC DataView
- Altia Design
- Bit Debris Solutions Usability Activity Log
- Dartfish ProSuite
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- Data Translation quickDAQ
- Debugging software
- Dynamic hypertext markup language DHTML
- Graphical user interface GUI design software
- Mangold INTERACT
- Mangold LogSquare
- Mangold Soundalyzer
- MathWorks Simulink
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Noldus Information Technology FaceReader
- Noldus Information Technology The Observer XT
- Noldus Information Technology uLog Pro
- Ovo Studios Ovo Logger
- Regression testing software
- Seeing Machines faceLAB
- Simulation software
- Statistical software
- TechSmith Camtasia
- TechSmith Morae
- Thought Technology BioGraph Infiniti
- Triangle Research Collaborative Observational Coding System OCS Tools
- Usability testing software
- User interface design software
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