Occupational Employment Statistics
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).
Southeast Minnesota
| 840 | 166 | $40.15/hr | $28.83/hr | $34.05/hr | $39.41/hr | $46.65/hr | $52.44/hr |
Natural Resources and Mining | N/A | N/A |
Construction | 20 | $47.03/hr |
Manufacturing | 7,390 | $41.88/hr |
Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 590 | $41.14/hr |
Information | 40 | $38.80/hr |
Professional and Business Services | 1,850 | $52.40/hr |
Education and Health Services | N/A | N/A |
Other Services | N/A | N/A |
Public Administration | 20 | $37.92/hr |
- Review production schedules, engineering specifications, orders, and related information to obtain knowledge of manufacturing methods, procedures, and activities.
- Confer with clients, vendors, staff, and management personnel regarding purchases, product and production specifications, manufacturing capabilities, or project status.
- Assess the user-interface or usability characteristics of products.
- Communicate with management and user personnel to develop production and design standards.
- Collect data through direct observation of work activities or witnessing the conduct of tests.
- Advocate for end users in collaboration with other professionals, including engineers, designers, managers, or customers.
- Complete production reports, purchase orders, and material, tool, and equipment lists.
- Inspect work sites to identify physical hazards.
- Complete production reports, purchase orders, and material, tool, and equipment lists.
- Design or evaluate human work systems, using human factors engineering and ergonomic principles to optimize usability, cost, quality, safety, or performance.