Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
17-2112 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. Excludes "Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors" (17-2111).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 279,550 |
1.3 % |
$44.05 |
$91,630 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$27.15 |
$33.50 |
$41.84 |
$52.19 |
$63.63 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$56,470 |
$69,690 |
$87,040 |
$108,560 |
$132,340 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
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) |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
23,810 |
4.90 |
$48.81 |
$101,520 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
18,750 |
1.29 |
$47.60 |
$99,020 |
| Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing |
16,650 |
2.77 |
$40.78 |
$84,820 |
| Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing |
16,110 |
4.40 |
$47.59 |
$98,980 |
| Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) |
14,340 |
1.97 |
$41.58 |
$86,490 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
23,810 |
4.90 |
$48.81 |
$101,520 |
| Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing |
16,110 |
4.40 |
$47.59 |
$98,980 |
| Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing |
3,990 |
4.20 |
$38.49 |
$80,050 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
14,060 |
3.47 |
$47.16 |
$98,090 |
| Communications Equipment Manufacturing |
2,580 |
3.12 |
$44.42 |
$92,390 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
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 |
31,520 |
7.30 |
3.78 |
$42.95 |
$89,330 |
| California |
26,220 |
1.54 |
0.80 |
$51.83 |
$107,810 |
| Texas |
17,910 |
1.48 |
0.77 |
$52.83 |
$109,880 |
| Ohio |
15,440 |
2.85 |
1.48 |
$40.41 |
$84,060 |
| New York |
12,030 |
1.28 |
0.66 |
$45.53 |
$94,700 |
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) |
| Michigan |
31,520 |
7.30 |
3.78 |
$42.95 |
$89,330 |
| Indiana |
10,820 |
3.55 |
1.84 |
$35.78 |
$74,430 |
| Connecticut |
5,840 |
3.52 |
1.82 |
$43.19 |
$89,830 |
| South Carolina |
7,130 |
3.46 |
1.79 |
$41.86 |
$87,080 |
| Minnesota |
9,620 |
3.35 |
1.74 |
$43.55 |
$90,580 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
17,910 |
1.48 |
0.77 |
$52.83 |
$109,880 |
| California |
26,220 |
1.54 |
0.80 |
$51.83 |
$107,810 |
| Washington |
6,740 |
2.07 |
1.07 |
$51.43 |
$106,980 |
| Wyoming |
140 |
0.53 |
0.28 |
$49.39 |
$102,730 |
| Massachusetts |
10,720 |
3.00 |
1.55 |
$49.14 |
$102,210 |
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) |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
20,490 |
10.39 |
5.38 |
$44.83 |
$93,250 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
10,220 |
1.67 |
0.87 |
$51.51 |
$107,140 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
10,030 |
3.64 |
1.88 |
$49.68 |
$103,330 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
7,800 |
0.82 |
0.43 |
$49.75 |
$103,480 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
7,630 |
3.90 |
2.02 |
$44.56 |
$92,690 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
6,840 |
1.47 |
0.76 |
$41.43 |
$86,180 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
6,830 |
1.91 |
0.99 |
$48.92 |
$101,760 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
5,400 |
2.72 |
1.41 |
$53.66 |
$111,600 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
4,970 |
4.44 |
2.30 |
$60.07 |
$124,940 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
4,920 |
1.65 |
0.85 |
$62.42 |
$129,840 |
United States Department of Labor
