Occupations/17-2112.00
Industrial Engineers
Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes, including human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
49%
Mixed exposure
Human characteristics
57%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
42%
Mixed exposure
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Confer with clients, vendors, staff, and management personnel regarding purchases, product and production specifications, manufacturing capabilities, or project status.
- Mostly routine
Plan and establish sequence of operations to fabricate and assemble parts or products and to promote efficient utilization.
- Task
Estimate production costs, cost saving methods, and the effects of product design changes on expenditures for management review, action, and control.
Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Estimate production costs, cost saving methods, and the effects of product design changes on expenditures for management review, action, and control.
- 02Plan and establish sequence of operations to fabricate and assemble parts or products and to promote efficient utilization.
- 03Analyze statistical data and product specifications to determine standards and establish quality and reliability objectives of finished product.
- 04Confer with clients, vendors, staff, and management personnel regarding purchases, product and production specifications, manufacturing capabilities, or project status.
- 05Communicate with management and user personnel to develop production and design standards.
- 06Evaluate precision and accuracy of production and testing equipment and engineering drawings to formulate corrective action plan.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.17
- Degree of automation2.16
- Time sitting3.48
- Originality (ability)3.25
- Conflict situations3.36
- Hands-on objects/tools2.47
- Outdoors / weather1.76
- Disease exposure1.29
- Decision freedom4.29
Top abilities
- Written Expression4.00
- Written Comprehension4.00
- Oral Expression4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Inductive Reasoning4.00
- Deductive Reasoning4.00
- Problem Sensitivity3.88
- Near Vision3.62
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.00
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing3.75
- Speaking3.88
- Mathematics3.25
- Science2.12
- Critical Thinking4.00
- Active Learning3.25
- Learning Strategies2.75
- Monitoring3.38
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 63 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | Systems Engineering 14.2701 | $68,200 | 12% | 92% | 1 yr $122,038 2 yr $106,421 Master's · CIP 14.27 |
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · Public | Systems Engineering 14.2701 | $11,800 | 17% | 91% | 1 yr $114,223 2 yr $100,075 Master's · CIP 14.27 |
University of Kansas Lawrence, KS · Public | Engineering/Industrial Management 15.1501 | $11,400 | 88% | 67% | 1 yr $107,535 2 yr $106,421 Master's · CIP 15.15 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public | Systems Engineering 14.2701 | $17,700 | 18% | 93% | 1 yr $104,935 2 yr $116,354 Master's · CIP 14.27 |
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA · Public | Systems Engineering 14.2701 | $19,600 | 55% | 86% | 1 yr $101,221 2 yr $99,291 Master's · CIP 14.27 |
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL · Public | Industrial Engineering 14.3501 | $4,600 | 100% | 27% | 1 yr $90,146 2 yr $79,849 Bachelor's · CIP 14.35 |
Stanford University Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit | Engineering/Industrial Management 15.1501 | $62,400 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $86,867 2 yr $92,632 Bachelor's · CIP 15.15 |
University of Florida Gainesville, FL · Public | Systems Engineering 14.2701 | $6,400 | 23% | 89% | 1 yr $75,603 2 yr $74,279 Bachelor's · CIP 14.27 |
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · Public | Industrial Engineering 14.3501 | $12,800 | 53% | 83% | 1 yr $75,413 2 yr $75,667 Bachelor's · CIP 14.35 |
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · Public | Industrial Engineering 14.3501 | $10,000 | 53% | 83% | 1 yr $73,128 2 yr $70,057 Bachelor's · CIP 14.35 |
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA · Public | Industrial Engineering 14.3501 | $17,400 | 64% | 83% | 1 yr $72,587 2 yr $69,338 Bachelor's · CIP 14.35 |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA · Public | Systems Engineering 14.2701 | $15,200 | 57% | 86% | 1 yr $72,357 2 yr $74,576 Bachelor's · CIP 14.27 |