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Also called continuous improvement engineer, district plant engineer, documentation engineer and efficiency engineer.
$102,440
Median pay a year
365,740
People do this work
6
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Industrial Engineer
1 certification
Summary
Industrial engineer designing and evaluating integrated systems for managing production processes, including cost analysis, quality control, and logistics. Responsible for planning operations, analyzing data, and collaborating with stakeholders to optimize efficiency
Experience
Industrial Engineer
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Estimated production costs, cost saving methods, and effects of product design changes for management review
Planned and established sequence of operations to fabricate and assemble parts for efficient utilization
Analyzed statistical data and product specifications to determine standards and establish quality objectives
Conferred with clients, vendors, staff, and management regarding purchases and production specifications
Communicated with management and user personnel to develop production and design standards
Evaluated precision and accuracy of production equipment and engineering drawings to formulate corrective action plans
Drafted and designed layout of equipment and workspace to illustrate maximum efficiency using drafting tools
Skills
Core Skills
Reviewing technical documents, Conferencing with technical personnel, Estimating operational costs, Evaluating designs and specifications, Analyzing project data, Analyzing design requirements, Determining operational methods, Implementing design improvements, Creating graphics of industrial production, Devising research protocols, Structured query language SQL
Tools and software
Autodesk AutoCAD, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft PowerPoint, SAP software
Open to
On site, Remote
Education
Bachelor's Degree Your college, Year
Certifications & Licenses
State license for this work Your state board, Year
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Estimated production costs and savings methodsPlanned sequence of operations for fabricationAnalyzed statistical data for quality objectivesConferred with clients on product specificationsCommunicated with management to develop standardsEvaluated precision of production equipment
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Estimated production costs and identified cost-saving methods to enhance profitability
Analyzed statistical data to set quality objectives and improve product standards
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Estimated production costs and identified cost-saving methods that increased profitability by reducing waste
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Increased profitability by reducing wasteBoosted profits through efficient resource useEnhanced margins by optimizing production costs
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Analyzed statistical data to set quality objectives and improve product standards
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Reduced defects in final productsImproved customer satisfaction ratingsEnhanced compliance with industry standards
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Reviewing technical documents
Conferencing with technical personnel
Estimating operational costs
Evaluating designs and specifications
Analyzing project data
Analyzing design requirements
Determining operational methods
Implementing design improvements
Creating graphics of industrial production
Devising research protocols
Developing technical methods
Preparing procedural documents
The work itself
What an Industrial Engineer does
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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.
What it pays
How much does an Industrial Engineer make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$83,600
Median
$102,440
75th percentile
$129,250
About 365,740 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$117,120
$156,510
$186,790
AL
$80,920
$99,880
$122,640
AR
$79,620
$98,410
$120,680
AZ
$89,320
$108,280
$135,150
CA
$98,380
$124,600
$154,190
CO
$95,160
$109,750
$133,290
CT
$88,000
$104,160
$128,120
DC
$89,990
$103,300
$122,760
DE
$100,770
$120,190
$143,000
FL
$81,480
$101,610
$127,650
GA
$82,140
$100,100
$123,670
HI
$97,190
$123,800
$155,770
IA
$79,680
$97,690
$111,060
ID
$81,420
$100,840
$129,580
IL
$81,710
$100,540
$125,210
IN
$79,880
$97,480
$114,040
KS
$80,090
$99,830
$122,190
KY
$79,390
$96,820
$116,150
LA
$97,520
$122,920
$154,320
MA
$96,100
$109,420
$132,260
MD
$98,870
$119,930
$153,340
ME
$86,270
$101,030
$129,990
MI
$82,850
$101,680
$127,330
MN
$85,130
$102,660
$129,640
MO
$80,050
$99,290
$124,340
MS
$78,200
$95,830
$106,260
MT
$84,300
$104,430
$139,420
NC
$81,190
$99,310
$121,090
ND
$78,890
$96,940
$106,220
NE
$79,800
$98,170
$116,240
NH
$86,020
$101,310
$128,280
NJ
$90,480
$103,840
$130,260
NM
$96,810
$128,090
$160,240
NV
$82,570
$102,090
$119,700
NY
$84,700
$102,640
$128,230
OH
$81,350
$100,060
$123,900
OK
$78,250
$97,510
$121,020
OR
$100,850
$128,290
$165,780
PA
$80,510
$99,560
$125,190
PR
$65,040
$81,820
$103,130
RI
$94,830
$109,350
$130,710
SC
$82,460
$101,060
$123,490
SD
$79,340
$93,200
$109,870
TN
$80,750
$99,080
$117,100
TX
$86,410
$104,560
$133,490
UT
$88,970
$103,940
$123,090
VA
$81,550
$102,550
$130,810
VT
$86,060
$103,010
$123,530
WA
$102,400
$129,050
$155,920
WI
$79,410
$96,980
$111,130
WV
$84,820
$108,360
$141,370
WY
$93,160
$122,070
$142,500
Other names
Other names for this job
continuous improvement engineer, district plant engineer, documentation engineer, efficiency engineer, engineer, facilities engineer, factory engineer, factory lay out engineer, field engineer, liaison engineer, logistics engineer, methods engineer.
More names for this work
operations engineer, packaging engineer, plant engineer, process engineer, production engineer, production support engineer, production tool engineer, project engineer, qa engineer, qc engineer, qc industrial engineer, quality assurance engineer, quality control engineer, quality control industrial engineer, quality engineer, R and D engineer, research and development engineer, salvage engineer, standards engineer, supplier quality engineer, SQE, systems engineer, test inspection engineer, time study engineer, engineering inspector, industrial engineering intern, production engineering tooling coordinator, efficiency analyst, efficiency expert, factory expert, industrial methods consultant, metrologist, process improvement manager, production control expert, production control planner, production expert, qc expert, quality control expert.
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This page is about the occupation Industrial Engineers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.