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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

17-3026 Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Apply engineering theory and principles to problems of industrial layout or manufacturing production, usually under the direction of engineering staff. May perform time and motion studies on worker operations in a variety of industries for purposes such as establishing standard production rates or improving efficiency.


National estimates for Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Industry profile for Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Geographic profile for Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

National estimates for Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
66,560 1.3 % $ 30.52 $ 63,470 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 19.57 $ 23.44 $ 29.43 $ 36.30 $ 43.47
Annual Wage (2) $ 40,710 $ 48,750 $ 61,210 $ 75,510 $ 90,430


Industry profile for Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 7,190 1.92 $ 30.37 $ 63,160
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 3,980 0.73 $ 28.65 $ 59,590
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 3,700 0.23 $ 34.50 $ 71,750
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 3,590 0.87 $ 30.28 $ 62,990
Plastics Product Manufacturing 3,480 0.57 $ 26.33 $ 54,770

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 7,190 1.92 $ 30.37 $ 63,160
Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing 1,470 1.66 $ 31.20 $ 64,890
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 3,590 0.87 $ 30.28 $ 62,990
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing 2,860 0.86 $ 27.51 $ 57,230
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 2,550 0.77 $ 31.71 $ 65,960

Top paying industries for Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 200 0.20 $ 52.29 $ 108,770
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 80 0.02 $ 46.24 $ 96,180
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas 200 0.64 $ 45.09 $ 93,790
Oil and Gas Extraction 60 0.06 $ 44.07 $ 91,670
Natural Gas Distribution 390 0.36 $ 43.32 $ 90,100


Geographic profile for Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of industrial engineering technologists and technicians by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Michigan 5,020 1.18 2.63 $ 30.07 $ 62,550
Ohio 4,920 0.91 2.03 $ 28.53 $ 59,340
Texas 4,070 0.31 0.70 $ 32.22 $ 67,020
Minnesota 3,810 1.35 3.00 $ 31.91 $ 66,370
Massachusetts 3,270 0.92 2.04 $ 32.35 $ 67,280


Map of location quotient of industrial engineering technologists and technicians by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Minnesota 3,810 1.35 3.00 $ 31.91 $ 66,370
Michigan 5,020 1.18 2.63 $ 30.07 $ 62,550
Oregon 2,210 1.16 2.58 $ 29.90 $ 62,190
Massachusetts 3,270 0.92 2.04 $ 32.35 $ 67,280
Ohio 4,920 0.91 2.03 $ 28.53 $ 59,340


Map of annual mean wages of industrial engineering technologists and technicians by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia (8) (8) (8) $ 55.65 $ 115,760
Louisiana 520 0.28 0.62 $ 41.03 $ 85,340
California 2,830 0.16 0.36 $ 37.08 $ 77,120
Washington 840 0.25 0.55 $ 35.28 $ 73,390
West Virginia 120 0.18 0.41 $ 34.94 $ 72,680



Map of employment of industrial engineering technologists and technicians by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 2,980 1.59 3.54 $ 32.22 $ 67,010
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 2,960 1.57 3.49 $ 32.97 $ 68,570
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,760 1.02 2.27 $ 32.58 $ 67,770
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 2,190 1.86 4.13 $ 29.89 $ 62,160
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,960 0.44 0.99 $ 31.81 $ 66,170
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 1,350 0.61 1.35 $ 33.08 $ 68,800
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,300 0.14 0.31 $ 32.65 $ 67,910
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,260 0.41 0.92 $ 36.34 $ 75,590
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,130 0.30 0.66 $ 29.94 $ 62,270
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 1,080 1.02 2.26 $ 30.24 $ 62,900


Map of location quotient of industrial engineering technologists and technicians by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Columbus, IN 390 7.87 17.49 $ 29.88 $ 62,140
Warner Robins, GA 270 3.53 7.85 $ 35.06 $ 72,920
Rocky Mount, NC 150 2.69 5.98 $ 32.13 $ 66,820
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 360 2.58 5.73 $ 23.47 $ 48,810
Fond du Lac, WI 110 2.45 5.44 $ 32.13 $ 66,820
Pittsfield, MA 90 2.32 5.16 $ 37.46 $ 77,920
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 140 1.98 4.40 $ 29.81 $ 62,010
Danbury, CT 140 1.88 4.18 $ 28.43 $ 59,140
Bloomington, IN 130 1.87 4.15 $ 25.26 $ 52,540
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 2,190 1.86 4.13 $ 29.89 $ 62,160


Map of annual mean wages of industrial engineering technologists and technicians by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Baton Rouge, LA 370 0.95 2.11 $ 42.77 $ 88,960
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 90 0.57 1.27 $ 42.63 $ 88,670
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 90 0.35 0.77 $ 42.04 $ 87,430
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 360 0.15 0.34 $ 41.69 $ 86,710
Idaho Falls, ID 130 1.73 3.84 $ 41.43 $ 86,170
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 500 0.24 0.54 $ 40.72 $ 84,710
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 940 0.15 0.34 $ 39.92 $ 83,030
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 340 0.11 0.25 $ 39.81 $ 82,810
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 370 0.87 1.94 $ 38.05 $ 79,140
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 490 0.43 0.96 $ 37.83 $ 78,680

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 550 2.22 4.94 $ 28.46 $ 59,190
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 450 2.66 5.91 $ 30.83 $ 64,120
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 400 1.26 2.79 $ 27.00 $ 56,160
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 300 1.43 3.19 $ 27.67 $ 57,550
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 290 1.41 3.13 $ 27.42 $ 57,040

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 450 2.66 5.91 $ 30.83 $ 64,120
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 550 2.22 4.94 $ 28.46 $ 59,190
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 110 2.06 4.58 $ 26.00 $ 54,080
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 240 1.88 4.19 $ 22.74 $ 47,300
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 160 1.65 3.67 $ 24.52 $ 51,000

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 60 0.70 1.56 $ 35.56 $ 73,960
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 60 0.37 0.83 $ 34.57 $ 71,900
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 40 0.23 0.52 $ 32.99 $ 68,630
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 30 0.29 0.65 $ 32.13 $ 66,830
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 70 0.46 1.02 $ 30.98 $ 64,450


About May 2022 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 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023