• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

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)
293,950	0.9 %	$ 45.77	$ 95,200	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Industrial Engineers:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 29.26	$ 36.85	$ 45.82	$ 50.74	$ 62.32
Annual Wage (2)	$ 60,850	$ 76,650	$ 95,300	$ 105,530	$ 129,620

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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)
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	23,290	4.96	$ 50.98	$ 106,040
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	19,710	1.30	$ 47.77	$ 99,360
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only)	17,540	2.50	$ 42.48	$ 88,350
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	16,160	3.00	$ 41.78	$ 86,910
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	15,430	3.86	$ 49.91	$ 103,820

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Industrial Engineers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	23,290	4.96	$ 50.98	$ 106,040
Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	4,230	4.77	$ 46.36	$ 96,420
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	14,790	4.14	$ 48.39	$ 100,640
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	15,430	3.86	$ 49.91	$ 103,820
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	11,420	3.59	$ 44.76	$ 93,110

Top paying industries for Industrial Engineers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	30	0.30	$ 89.93	$ 187,050
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	(8)	(8)	$ 71.64	$ 149,010
Oil and Gas Extraction	690	0.65	$ 68.30	$ 142,060
Other Pipeline Transportation	70	0.81	$ 60.12	$ 125,050
Other Information Services	170	0.05	$ 58.89	$ 122,480

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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	25,640	6.32	3.03	$ 42.93	$ 89,290
Texas	21,970	1.80	0.86	$ 48.61	$ 101,120
California	21,150	1.28	0.61	$ 52.63	$ 109,460
Ohio	15,320	2.94	1.41	$ 42.70	$ 88,820
Minnesota	12,660	4.63	2.22	$ 46.97	$ 97,700

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	25,640	6.32	3.03	$ 42.93	$ 89,290
Minnesota	12,660	4.63	2.22	$ 46.97	$ 97,700
Wisconsin	11,880	4.31	2.07	$ 39.26	$ 81,660
Indiana	12,250	4.11	1.97	$ 41.42	$ 86,160
Connecticut	6,080	3.86	1.85	$ 46.97	$ 97,700

Top paying states for Industrial Engineers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	190	0.64	0.31	$ 67.32	$ 140,030
Washington	6,630	2.07	0.99	$ 54.15	$ 112,630
California	21,150	1.28	0.61	$ 52.63	$ 109,460
Louisiana	1,380	0.77	0.37	$ 52.38	$ 108,940
New Mexico	680	0.87	0.42	$ 52.28	$ 108,740

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	14,610	8.11	3.89	$ 43.94	$ 91,390
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	10,950	4.24	2.03	$ 52.89	$ 110,020
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	9,840	5.40	2.59	$ 48.46	$ 100,790
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	9,140	2.16	1.03	$ 45.16	$ 93,940
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	8,170	2.28	1.09	$ 47.81	$ 99,440
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	7,840	1.37	0.66	$ 52.02	$ 108,200
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	7,690	0.89	0.42	$ 49.90	$ 103,790
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	6,470	2.23	1.07	$ 51.98	$ 108,120
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	5,410	2.82	1.35	$ 56.24	$ 116,970
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	4,830	2.28	1.09	$ 49.36	$ 102,670

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	660	13.77	6.60	$ 45.03	$ 93,670
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	920	11.03	5.28	$ 43.11	$ 89,670
Rocky Mount, NC	490	9.30	4.46	$ 42.29	$ 87,970
Decatur, AL	500	8.94	4.29	$ 49.03	$ 101,970
Fond du Lac, WI	390	8.77	4.20	$ 41.51	$ 86,330
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	14,610	8.11	3.89	$ 43.94	$ 91,390
Sheboygan, WI	450	7.85	3.76	$ 37.95	$ 78,930
Bloomington, IN	530	7.76	3.72	$ 43.33	$ 90,120
Huntsville, AL	1,770	7.70	3.69	$ 48.92	$ 101,760
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	960	7.17	3.44	$ 35.93	$ 74,740