Architecture & Engineering

Industrial Engineers

SOC 17-2112

Make production and operations more efficient by redesigning how work flows.

Median pay

$102k

$84k to $129k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

25k openings / yr

Education

Bachelor's

AI exposure

81%

modeled estimate · 81th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

72/100

Key skills

Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Writing
Monitoring

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.