• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

17-2112 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. Excludes “Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors” (17-2111).

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National estimates for Industrial Engineers
Industry profile for Industrial Engineers
Geographic profile for Industrial Engineers

National estimates for Industrial Engineers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Industrial Engineers:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
332,870	0.7 %	$ 49.59	$ 103,150	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Industrial Engineers:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 31.40	$ 38.33	$ 47.78	$ 59.62	$ 68.38
Annual Wage (2)	$ 65,320	$ 79,730	$ 99,380	$ 124,000	$ 142,220

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Industry profile for Industrial Engineers:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Industrial Engineers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	23,280	1.41	$ 53.74	$ 111,790
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	22,360	4.39	$ 52.40	$ 109,000
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only)	19,350	2.49	$ 45.85	$ 95,370
Management of Companies and Enterprises	17,280	0.62	$ 55.50	$ 115,440
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	16,650	2.99	$ 44.13	$ 91,780

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Industrial Engineers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	5,370	5.81	$ 50.81	$ 105,690
Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing	1,110	5.22	$ 50.11	$ 104,240
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	22,360	4.39	$ 52.40	$ 109,000
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	16,050	4.09	$ 50.66	$ 105,380
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	13,270	3.92	$ 48.62	$ 101,120

Top paying industries for Industrial Engineers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services	320	0.17	$ 92.12	$ 191,600
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	60	0.01	$ 78.30	$ 162,870
Other Pipeline Transportation	40	0.49	$ 75.35	$ 156,730
Oil and Gas Extraction	1,580	1.45	$ 75.23	$ 156,480
Software Publishers	920	0.14	$ 66.15	$ 137,590

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Geographic profile for Industrial Engineers:

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

States with the highest employment level in Industrial Engineers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Michigan	27,470	6.32	2.88	$ 47.92	$ 99,680
California	24,640	1.37	0.63	$ 58.15	$ 120,960
Texas	24,390	1.80	0.82	$ 52.69	$ 109,590
Ohio	19,230	3.52	1.60	$ 47.22	$ 98,220
Minnesota	18,760	6.51	2.97	$ 49.65	$ 103,280

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Industrial Engineers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Minnesota	18,760	6.51	2.97	$ 49.65	$ 103,280
Michigan	27,470	6.32	2.88	$ 47.92	$ 99,680
Wisconsin	12,270	4.25	1.94	$ 42.47	$ 88,340
Connecticut	6,190	3.73	1.70	$ 49.40	$ 102,740
Alabama	7,440	3.62	1.65	$ 46.98	$ 97,730

Top paying states for Industrial Engineers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Louisiana	2,020	1.09	0.50	$ 60.83	$ 126,520
California	24,640	1.37	0.63	$ 58.15	$ 120,960
Hawaii	40	0.06	0.03	$ 57.77	$ 120,150
Maryland	2,910	1.09	0.50	$ 56.95	$ 118,460
Wyoming	240	0.88	0.40	$ 56.81	$ 118,160

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Industrial Engineers:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	14,990	7.89	3.60	$ 49.60	$ 103,170
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	14,750	7.72	3.52	$ 50.91	$ 105,900
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	12,060	2.68	1.22	$ 50.28	$ 104,570
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	9,630	3.49	1.59	$ 55.12	$ 114,650
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	9,100	1.47	0.67	$ 54.45	$ 113,260
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	8,630	0.91	0.41	$ 51.98	$ 108,120
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	7,920	2.00	0.91	$ 52.35	$ 108,890
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	7,210	2.27	1.03	$ 56.31	$ 117,120
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	6,090	2.15	0.98	$ 47.47	$ 98,740
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	5,440	2.38	1.09	$ 52.48	$ 109,150

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Industrial Engineers:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Columbus, IN	1,300	25.71	11.73	$ 52.33	$ 108,840
Peoria, IL	1,820	11.01	5.02	$ 53.61	$ 111,510
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	810	9.42	4.30	$ 46.50	$ 96,710
Decatur, AL	520	9.02	4.11	$ 53.16	$ 110,560
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	1,170	8.34	3.81	$ 46.31	$ 96,320
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	14,990	7.89	3.60	$ 49.60	$ 103,170
Rocky Mount, NC	430	7.88	3.60	$ 45.45	$ 94,530
Sheboygan, WI	470	7.80	3.56	$ 41.48	$ 86,280
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	14,750	7.72	3.52	$ 50.91	$ 105,900
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	1,820	7.70	3.51	$ 48.33	$ 100,520