Subscribe
to the OEWS Update
|
Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
17-3026 Industrial Engineering 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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 63,220 |
2.3 % |
$27.37 |
$56,920 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$16.11 |
$20.14 |
$25.64 |
$32.88 |
$41.55 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$33,520 |
$41,900 |
$53,330 |
$68,380 |
$86,430 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing |
6,300 |
1.70 |
$29.79 |
$61,970 |
| Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing |
5,200 |
0.90 |
$23.66 |
$49,210 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
5,010 |
1.02 |
$35.64 |
$74,140 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing |
3,660 |
0.65 |
$23.40 |
$48,660 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
3,160 |
0.81 |
$28.14 |
$58,530 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing |
6,300 |
1.70 |
$29.79 |
$61,970 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
3,070 |
1.08 |
$29.79 |
$61,970 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
5,010 |
1.02 |
$35.64 |
$74,140 |
| Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing |
5,200 |
0.90 |
$23.66 |
$49,210 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
3,160 |
0.81 |
$28.14 |
$58,530 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Michigan |
4,790 |
1.14 |
2.52 |
$24.82 |
$51,620 |
| Tennessee |
4,380 |
1.51 |
3.36 |
$22.31 |
$46,400 |
| California |
4,040 |
0.25 |
0.56 |
$32.33 |
$67,250 |
| Texas |
3,290 |
0.28 |
0.62 |
$31.61 |
$65,750 |
| Ohio |
3,200 |
0.60 |
1.33 |
$25.93 |
$53,930 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Vermont |
1,260 |
4.14 |
9.19 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Tennessee |
4,380 |
1.51 |
3.36 |
$22.31 |
$46,400 |
| Michigan |
4,790 |
1.14 |
2.52 |
$24.82 |
$51,620 |
| Minnesota |
2,950 |
1.05 |
2.33 |
$25.36 |
$52,740 |
| Indiana |
2,820 |
0.94 |
2.09 |
$24.41 |
$50,780 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
70 |
0.21 |
0.46 |
$41.40 |
$86,120 |
| California |
4,040 |
0.25 |
0.56 |
$32.33 |
$67,250 |
| Texas |
3,290 |
0.28 |
0.62 |
$31.61 |
$65,750 |
| Connecticut |
1,040 |
0.63 |
1.39 |
$30.69 |
$63,840 |
| Kansas |
570 |
0.41 |
0.91 |
$30.55 |
$63,540 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
2,120 |
1.11 |
2.46 |
$26.34 |
$54,790 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,730 |
0.89 |
1.98 |
$30.23 |
$62,880 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division |
1,450 |
1.21 |
2.68 |
$25.01 |
$52,020 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
1,190 |
0.49 |
1.09 |
$33.10 |
$68,850 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
930 |
0.22 |
0.49 |
$34.51 |
$71,780 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI |
800 |
1.44 |
3.21 |
$21.90 |
$45,550 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
760 |
0.42 |
0.94 |
$28.21 |
$58,680 |
| Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division |
750 |
1.05 |
2.33 |
$30.68 |
$63,800 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
730 |
0.55 |
1.21 |
$32.80 |
$68,220 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
720 |
0.25 |
0.55 |
$29.88 |
$62,150 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN |
160 |
3.29 |
7.31 |
$22.72 |
$47,250 |
| Warner Robins, GA |
210 |
3.05 |
6.78 |
$31.81 |
$66,160 |
| Muskegon, MI |
170 |
2.70 |
6.00 |
$21.04 |
$43,760 |
| Kankakee, IL |
100 |
2.39 |
5.30 |
$27.93 |
$58,080 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division |
360 |
2.38 |
5.28 |
$25.59 |
$53,230 |
| Sheboygan, WI |
130 |
2.27 |
5.04 |
$23.15 |
$48,150 |
| Florence, SC |
180 |
2.20 |
4.89 |
$27.33 |
$56,840 |
| New Bern, NC |
90 |
2.04 |
4.54 |
$28.46 |
$59,200 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division |
300 |
1.71 |
3.80 |
$27.52 |
$57,230 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI |
800 |
1.44 |
3.21 |
$21.90 |
$45,550 |
|
United States Department of Labor
