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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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).


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)
321,400 0.6 % $ 47.39 $ 98,560 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Industrial Engineers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 30.16 $ 37.31 $ 46.32 $ 56.25 $ 64.90
Annual Wage (2) $ 62,730 $ 77,600 $ 96,350 $ 117,000 $ 134,990


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)
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 23,360 4.89 $ 51.83 $ 107,810
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 23,020 1.45 $ 49.13 $ 102,180
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) 19,790 2.64 $ 43.61 $ 90,700
Management of Companies and Enterprises 16,800 0.63 $ 52.40 $ 109,000
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 16,100 3.89 $ 50.70 $ 105,450

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 5,140 5.79 $ 48.60 $ 101,080
Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing 990 4.99 $ 48.99 $ 101,900
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 23,360 4.89 $ 51.83 $ 107,810
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 15,650 4.18 $ 48.72 $ 101,350
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 16,100 3.89 $ 50.70 $ 105,450

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 50 0.03 $ 79.77 $ 165,920
Oil and Gas Extraction 1,200 1.18 $ 69.22 $ 143,980
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services 40 (7) $ 66.53 $ 138,390
Other Pipeline Transportation 50 0.67 $ 63.65 $ 132,400
Scheduled Air Transportation 70 0.02 $ 63.49 $ 132,060


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.



Map of employment of industrial engineers by state, May 2022


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 26,410 6.22 2.86 $ 45.77 $ 95,210
California 24,110 1.37 0.63 $ 56.43 $ 117,370
Texas 23,820 1.83 0.84 $ 49.93 $ 103,860
Ohio 18,150 3.38 1.55 $ 44.58 $ 92,730
Illinois 15,580 2.65 1.22 $ 47.32 $ 98,430


Map of location quotient of industrial engineers by state, May 2022


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)
Michigan 26,410 6.22 2.86 $ 45.77 $ 95,210
Minnesota 15,530 5.49 2.53 $ 46.77 $ 97,270
Wisconsin 11,680 4.14 1.91 $ 40.68 $ 84,600
Indiana 11,690 3.78 1.74 $ 43.10 $ 89,660
Connecticut 6,090 3.73 1.72 $ 47.91 $ 99,640


Map of annual mean wages of industrial engineers by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Industrial Engineers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 200 0.65 0.30 $ 67.32 $ 140,020
California 24,110 1.37 0.63 $ 56.43 $ 117,370
Louisiana 2,120 1.15 0.53 $ 56.22 $ 116,950
Maryland 2,730 1.03 0.48 $ 54.81 $ 114,000
Hawaii 30 0.05 0.03 $ 54.62 $ 113,620



Map of employment of industrial engineers by area, May 2022


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 15,270 8.18 3.76 $ 46.87 $ 97,500
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 12,080 6.41 2.95 $ 48.46 $ 100,810
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 10,920 4.04 1.86 $ 53.44 $ 111,160
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 10,390 2.35 1.08 $ 47.87 $ 99,580
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 8,990 0.98 0.45 $ 50.81 $ 105,680
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 8,850 1.45 0.67 $ 54.23 $ 112,810
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 8,130 2.14 0.98 $ 49.15 $ 102,230
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 7,150 2.34 1.08 $ 52.85 $ 109,930
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 5,590 2.02 0.93 $ 45.64 $ 94,940
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 5,410 2.66 1.22 $ 56.63 $ 117,800


Map of location quotient of industrial engineers by area, May 2022


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 1,290 26.25 12.08 $ 51.22 $ 106,540
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 1,010 11.92 5.48 $ 44.96 $ 93,510
Peoria, IL 1,670 10.28 4.73 $ 51.92 $ 107,990
Bloomington, IN 690 9.56 4.40 $ 39.43 $ 82,010
Decatur, AL 490 8.65 3.98 $ 50.99 $ 106,050
Rocky Mount, NC 460 8.48 3.90 $ 42.95 $ 89,330
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 15,270 8.18 3.76 $ 46.87 $ 97,500
Sheboygan, WI 460 7.81 3.59 $ 38.60 $ 80,290
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 1,630 7.13 3.28 $ 46.36 $ 96,420
Decatur, IL 320 7.00 3.22 $ 50.40 $ 104,830


Map of annual mean wages of industrial engineers by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Industrial Engineers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Anchorage, AK 110 0.65 0.30 $ 68.92 $ 143,360
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 3,990 1.67 0.77 $ 64.30 $ 133,740
Midland, TX 220 2.09 0.96 $ 61.58 $ 128,080
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 190 1.40 0.64 $ 61.03 $ 126,950
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 3,580 3.19 1.47 $ 60.56 $ 125,970
California-Lexington Park, MD 150 3.10 1.43 $ 60.25 $ 125,330
Houma-Thibodaux, LA 70 0.96 0.44 $ 59.84 $ 124,460
New Orleans-Metairie, LA 900 1.74 0.80 $ 58.64 $ 121,960
Baton Rouge, LA 510 1.33 0.61 $ 58.62 $ 121,930
Odessa, TX 60 0.82 0.38 $ 58.29 $ 121,240

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Industrial Engineers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 1,950 7.94 3.65 $ 41.73 $ 86,790
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 1,580 7.56 3.48 $ 40.62 $ 84,490
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 1,390 4.32 1.99 $ 42.82 $ 89,060
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 1,290 4.92 2.26 $ 42.74 $ 88,900
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 1,120 7.67 3.53 $ 41.70 $ 86,730

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 1,950 7.94 3.65 $ 41.73 $ 86,790
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 1,120 7.67 3.53 $ 41.70 $ 86,730
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 1,580 7.56 3.48 $ 40.62 $ 84,490
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 840 5.66 2.60 $ 41.97 $ 87,300
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 1,010 5.49 2.53 $ 38.95 $ 81,010

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Industrial Engineers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 200 1.96 0.90 $ 62.58 $ 130,170
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 80 1.00 0.46 $ 57.00 $ 118,560
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 100 1.02 0.47 $ 55.12 $ 114,660
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 310 1.56 0.72 $ 52.83 $ 109,880
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 60 1.05 0.48 $ 52.27 $ 108,720


About May 2022 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.

(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 OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023