Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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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).
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
90 |
0.54 |
0.25 |
$ 72.70 |
$ 151,220 |
| Midland, TX |
330 |
2.88 |
1.31 |
$ 71.89 |
$ 149,530 |
| Houma-Thibodaux, LA |
80 |
1.04 |
0.47 |
$ 70.55 |
$ 146,750 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
3,670 |
3.21 |
1.47 |
$ 68.53 |
$ 142,550 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA |
210 |
1.51 |
0.69 |
$ 65.11 |
$ 135,440 |
| California-Lexington Park, MD |
180 |
3.88 |
1.77 |
$ 64.73 |
$ 134,630 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
4,060 |
1.68 |
0.76 |
$ 64.49 |
$ 134,130 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA |
320 |
1.60 |
0.73 |
$ 64.46 |
$ 134,070 |
| Lafayette, LA |
120 |
0.63 |
0.29 |
$ 63.00 |
$ 131,030 |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
460 |
1.18 |
0.54 |
$ 62.90 |
$ 130,840 |
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 |
2,090 |
8.41 |
3.84 |
$ 42.95 |
$ 89,340 |
| North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) |
1,550 |
4.76 |
2.17 |
$ 43.88 |
$ 91,280 |
| Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area |
1,430 |
5.44 |
2.48 |
$ 45.36 |
$ 94,350 |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area |
1,380 |
6.47 |
2.95 |
$ 43.48 |
$ 90,440 |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area |
1,230 |
8.24 |
3.76 |
$ 43.90 |
$ 91,310 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Industrial Engineers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Industrial Engineers:
About May 2023 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.
(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 OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
