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What Can I Do with a Career Interest in Human Computer Interaction (HCI)?


Those who study HCI are prepared to work in a range of professional roles:
  • as an entrepreneur software developer
  • as a team member involved in software development in a larger organization
  • as the inventor of the next interaction paradigm
  • as a strategist achieving the organization's goals with distributed talent connected by new technologies
  • as an effective Webmaster
  • as an evaluator of software for use in an organization
  • as a writer of technical documentation

HCI graduates obtain employment in a variety of organizational types, including:
  • software and hardware corporations
  • publishing companies
  • Web design firms
  • product development corporations
  • consulting firms
  • government organizations
  • nonprofits/foundations
  • academic libraries
  • public libraries

Some Recent Jobs Obtained by MSI-HCI Grads


  • Human Factors Engineer
    Intel
  • Technical Writer
    Ajilon Consulting
  • Design Communicator
    Bowne Enterprise Solutions
  • Usability Specialist
    University of Michigan Duderstadt Center
  • Human Factors/Usability Specialist
    Whirlpool Corporation
  • Information Architect
    AIG
  • Integration Analyst
    Cerner Corporation
  • Human Factors Engineer
    Elsevier
  • Human Systems Analyst
    Aptima
  • Usability Engineer
    Microsoft Corporation
  • Software Systems Engineer
    MITRE Corporation
  • Data Manager
    JSTOR
  • Manager of Web Development
    University of Michigan BMC Media
  • Usability Engineer
    Samsung Electronics
  • Senior Information Designer
    Digitas
  • Usability Engineer
    PeopleSoft, Human Factors
  • Interaction Designer
    Diamond Bullet Design
  • Usability Engineer
    Compuware Corporation
  • Usability Engineer
    Gale Group
  • Research Programmer
    Columbia University
  • Human Factors Engineer
    IBM
  • Information Architect
    eGeneral Motors
  • Human Factors Engineer
    IDEO
  • Usability Consultant
    UserCentric
  • Software Engineer
    General Dynamics
  • Information Architect
    Economic Research Service, USDA
  • Interface Design Product Manager
    ProQuest

Last updated: Nov 29, 2007 Home > Careers > What Can I Do with an MSI? > What Can I Do with an Interest in HCI?
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