DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

17-3026 Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Occupational Description:
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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Southwest Minnesota 23042$24.71/hr$0.55/hr$18.38/hr$21.18/hr$24.16/hr$28.10/hr$31.28/hr
Minnesota 3,500259$26.08/hr$0.26/hr$17.58/hr$20.83/hr$25.26/hr$30.34/hr$36.55/hr
U S 67,1101,879$28.86/hr$0.26/hr$17.41/hr$21.59/hr$27.47/hr$34.59/hr$42.65/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing230$24.13/hr
Other Regional Data For Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 2,540 $26.41/hr 4.6%
Northwest Minnesota 300 $22.42/hr 5.6%
Southeast Minnesota 290 $20.52/hr N/A
Central Minnesota 290 $24.57/hr 3.3%
Southwest Minnesota 230 $24.16/hr 7.7%
Northeast Minnesota 30 $27.18/hr 2.0%
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers690$18.12/hr-7.7%
Industrial Engineers400$37.41/hr20.5%
Materials EngineersN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians