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Industrial Engineers

Create systems for managing production processes.

Quick Facts

Wages:

Well above the statewide median
$48.01 / hour    Read more about wages

Outlook:

Above statewide average
Growth rate:  13.7%    Read more about outlook

Education:

Bachelor's degree is typically required.

On the Job:

Typical Work Tasks
  • Investigate safety of work environment.
  • Research human performance or health factors related to engineering or design activities.
  • Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.
  • Estimate time requirements for development or production projects.
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Job Title Examples:

Manufacturing Specialist
Operations Engineer
Process Engineer

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Wages & Outlook

 

Typical Wages   This career pays well above the median wage.

Wages listed below are for a variety of experience and education levels. Make sure that you research the typical entry-level education and work experience and training requirements for this occupation.

This career: $48.01
Statewide median: $24.25

 

This is a very high-wage career. It pays well above the statewide median wage.


Wages for Industrial Engineers *

Area Low Median High
U S
$38.74 $48.1 $58.41
Minnesota
$38.76 $48.01 $58.36
Central Minnesota
$36.04 $41.4 $50.96
Northeast Minnesota
$36.44 $40.97 $50.37
Northwest Minnesota
$31.11 $38.97 $48.49
Southeast Minnesota
$37.31 $40 $49.56
Southwest Minnesota
$31.81 $39.86 $48.39
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN
$39.76 $49.61 $63.05

* "Low" indicates 25% of workers earn less and 75% earn more.
"Median" indicates 50% of workers earn less and 50% earn more.
"High" indicates 75% of workers earn less and 25% earn more.

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Employment

In Minnesota, there are 15530 workers employed in this large career.

Where do Industrial Engineers most often work?

 

Current Demand

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