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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

17-3026 Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Apply engineering theory and principles to problems of industrial layout or manufacturing production, usually under the direction of engineering staff. May perform time and motion studies on worker operations in a variety of industries for purposes such as establishing standard production rates or improving efficiency.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
67,110 2.8 % $28.56 $59,400 0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $17.23 $21.37 $27.19 $34.24 $42.21
Annual Wage (2) $35,850 $44,440 $56,550 $71,220 $87,790


Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 6,870 1.89 $30.90 $64,260
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 4,730 0.78 $24.63 $51,240
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 4,010 0.77 $37.08 $77,130
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) 3,590 0.48 $27.48 $57,170
Plastics Product Manufacturing 3,580 0.60 $26.17 $54,430

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 6,870 1.89 $30.90 $64,260
Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing 1,050 1.08 $27.59 $57,390
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 1,020 0.91 $32.42 $67,430
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 2,640 0.89 $29.20 $60,740
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing 2,690 0.84 $26.67 $55,460

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution 200 0.19 $41.71 $86,760
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 90 0.80 $41.66 $86,650
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 4,010 0.77 $37.08 $77,130
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 190 (7) $34.92 $72,630
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 280 0.07 $34.73 $72,240


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 6,250 0.50 1.10 $32.01 $66,580
California 4,570 0.26 0.58 $31.49 $65,490
Michigan 4,250 0.98 2.14 $27.22 $56,630
Minnesota 3,500 1.21 2.66 $25.81 $53,680
Ohio 3,370 0.62 1.35 $27.05 $56,250




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Minnesota 3,500 1.21 2.66 $25.81 $53,680
Michigan 4,250 0.98 2.14 $27.22 $56,630
South Carolina 2,040 0.97 2.11 $27.80 $57,820
New Hampshire 620 0.93 2.04 $28.30 $58,860
Massachusetts 3,130 0.86 1.89 $29.68 $61,740




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 30 0.11 0.24 $43.17 $89,780
New Mexico (8) (8) (8) $38.84 $80,790
Louisiana 480 0.25 0.55 $37.02 $76,990
Maryland (8) (8) (8) $35.35 $73,530
Oklahoma 830 0.52 1.13 $32.07 $66,700





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,710 0.97 2.12 $30.03 $62,460
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 2,700 1.36 2.98 $28.83 $59,960
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 2,640 1.34 2.93 $26.68 $55,490
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,070 0.57 1.24 $34.65 $72,080
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 2,010 0.66 1.44 $32.72 $68,050
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,620 0.35 0.76 $26.76 $55,670
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,500 0.24 0.53 $32.44 $67,470
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,410 0.15 0.32 $27.93 $58,090
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 1,180 0.56 1.22 $29.45 $61,250
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 810 0.28 0.62 $33.84 $70,380




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Warner Robins, GA 290 3.93 8.61 $32.17 $66,910
Columbus, IN 190 3.62 7.91 $22.83 $47,490
Sumter, SC 120 3.15 6.90 $26.55 $55,230
Florence, SC 220 2.54 5.55 $25.61 $53,280
Fort Collins, CO 410 2.47 5.42 $29.30 $60,950
New Bern, NC 100 2.38 5.22 $28.66 $59,620
Bowling Green, KY 150 1.95 4.27 $20.48 $42,600
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 110 1.81 3.97 $28.74 $59,780
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 390 1.49 3.26 $32.07 $66,700
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA 70 1.41 3.09 $28.77 $59,840




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Albuquerque, NM (8) (8) (8) $38.73 $80,570
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,070 0.57 1.24 $34.65 $72,080
Santa Rosa, CA 50 0.24 0.53 $34.63 $72,020
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 620 0.41 0.90 $34.63 $72,020
Bakersfield, CA 40 0.14 0.30 $34.57 $71,910
Killeen-Temple, TX 30 0.23 0.50 $33.92 $70,550
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 810 0.28 0.62 $33.84 $70,380
Portsmouth, NH-ME 70 0.75 1.63 $33.69 $70,070
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS 40 0.30 0.65 $33.31 $69,290
Tulsa, OK 140 0.31 0.68 $33.12 $68,890

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 460 1.78 3.90 $27.74 $57,690
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 260 1.65 3.61 $20.41 $42,460
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 220 0.99 2.16 $25.61 $53,270
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 210 0.79 1.73 $23.42 $48,720
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 200 1.03 2.26 $22.86 $47,560

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 100 1.80 3.94 $20.05 $41,710
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 460 1.78 3.90 $27.74 $57,690
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 260 1.65 3.61 $20.41 $42,460
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 130 1.63 3.56 $36.36 $75,620
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 150 1.56 3.41 $20.30 $42,220

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 130 1.63 3.56 $36.36 $75,620
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 40 0.18 0.39 $32.78 $68,180
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 40 0.42 0.91 $32.73 $68,080
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 110 0.77 1.68 $32.11 $66,790
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 60 0.63 1.37 $31.91 $66,370


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020