# Industrial Engineers

SOC 17-2112. Page: https://educationguide.com/careers/industrial-engineers

Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes, including human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination.

## Pay and outlook
- U.S. median wage $102,440 (middle half $83,600–$129,250; BLS May 2025)
- Jobs 2025-35: 12.4%; ~23.1k openings a year; typical entry: Bachelor's degree

## Fields of degree of young workers (ages 25-34, bachelor's+)

## Median wage by state
- AK: $156,510
- AL: $99,880
- AR: $98,410
- AZ: $108,280
- CA: $124,600
- CO: $109,750
- CT: $104,160
- DC: $103,300
- DE: $120,190
- FL: $101,610
- GA: $100,100
- HI: $123,800
- IA: $97,690
- ID: $100,840
- IL: $100,540
- IN: $97,480
- KS: $99,830
- KY: $96,820
- LA: $122,920
- MA: $109,420
- MD: $119,930
- ME: $101,030
- MI: $101,680
- MN: $102,660
- MO: $99,290
- MS: $95,830
- MT: $104,430
- NC: $99,310
- ND: $96,940
- NE: $98,170
- NH: $101,310
- NJ: $103,840
- NM: $128,090
- NV: $102,090
- NY: $102,640
- OH: $100,060
- OK: $97,510
- OR: $128,290
- PA: $99,560
- PR: $81,820
- RI: $109,350
- SC: $101,060
- SD: $93,200
- TN: $99,080
- TX: $104,560
- UT: $103,940
- VA: $102,550
- VT: $103,010
- WA: $129,050
- WI: $96,980
- WV: $108,360
- WY: $122,070

Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#careers

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