Industrial Engineer

Job Description: An Industrial Engineer is one that studies the process of complex systems such as ones that produce items, collect and recycle trash or build structures.  They study how these things work, how to make them more efficient, how to collect and interpret data, and they understand the relation of materials, work, machines, employees, energy, time, etc. that are in the process.


Starting Salary: $62,141


Average Salary: $77,090


Gender:

Female 21%

Male 79%

Job Outlook: There is expected to be an employment growth of 14% for industrial engineers because old and new businesses are constantly looking for more efficient and faster ways to do theirs jobs, thus they will keep turning to industrial engineers.

Top Schools:

1. Lehigh University

2. Hofstra University

3. Kettering University

Professional Societies and Licensing

Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)

National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT)

American Society for Quality (ASQ)