Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017

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)
265,520 1.1 % $43.43 $90,340 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $26.55 $32.96 $41.29 $51.43 $62.95
Annual Wage (2) $55,230 $68,550 $85,880 $106,970 $130,930


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 22,620 4.73 $49.43 $102,800
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 16,690 2.84 $39.71 $82,600
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 16,490 1.16 $46.31 $96,310
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 14,760 4.10 $48.13 $100,100
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) 13,560 1.94 $39.38 $81,910

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 22,620 4.73 $49.43 $102,800
Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing 3,890 4.20 $36.75 $76,440
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 14,760 4.10 $48.13 $100,100
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 13,280 3.32 $46.21 $96,110
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 2,620 3.07 $44.30 $92,150

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution 490 0.44 $61.40 $127,720
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas (8) (8) $57.93 $120,500
Oil and Gas Extraction 790 0.59 $55.35 $115,130
Technical and Trade Schools 50 0.03 $55.03 $114,460
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 340 0.05 $54.07 $112,460


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 28,460 6.66 3.57 $42.47 $88,330
California 24,040 1.44 0.77 $51.27 $106,650
Texas 16,700 1.40 0.75 $52.08 $108,330
Ohio 15,230 2.84 1.52 $39.98 $83,150
Illinois 11,590 1.96 1.05 $39.77 $82,720




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 28,460 6.66 3.57 $42.47 $88,330
South Carolina 6,900 3.43 1.84 $40.46 $84,160
Indiana 10,180 3.37 1.81 $35.63 $74,110
Minnesota 8,970 3.16 1.70 $43.55 $90,580
Connecticut 5,200 3.14 1.69 $43.16 $89,760




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 16,700 1.40 0.75 $52.08 $108,330
Washington 6,870 2.16 1.16 $51.31 $106,730
California 24,040 1.44 0.77 $51.27 $106,650
Oregon 3,880 2.12 1.14 $49.49 $102,950
Massachusetts 9,130 2.59 1.39 $48.87 $101,640



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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)
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 12,040 9.78 5.25 $45.16 $93,940
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 6,930 3.59 1.93 $44.87 $93,320
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 6,150 1.39 0.75 $52.00 $108,160
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division 5,860 1.60 0.86 $39.39 $81,940
Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division 5,460 7.43 3.99 $43.56 $90,610
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 5,290 3.21 1.72 $53.80 $111,910
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division 5,160 2.81 1.51 $50.95 $105,970
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 4,820 1.65 0.88 $60.00 $124,800
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 4,320 1.73 0.93 $49.70 $103,380
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 4,250 3.91 2.10 $58.48 $121,640


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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)
Spartanburg, SC 1,480 9.92 5.32 $42.50 $88,400
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 12,040 9.78 5.25 $45.16 $93,940
Sheboygan, WI 550 9.50 5.10 $39.56 $82,290
Ann Arbor, MI 1,860 8.71 4.68 $45.78 $95,220
Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division 5,460 7.43 3.99 $43.56 $90,610
Peoria, IL 1,240 7.27 3.90 $44.97 $93,550
Bowling Green, KY 510 6.92 3.71 $38.02 $79,090
Muskegon, MI 410 6.65 3.57 $35.44 $73,710
Huntsville, AL 1,430 6.46 3.47 $46.01 $95,690
Bloomington, IN 440 6.46 3.47 $34.89 $72,570


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Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 4,820 1.65 0.88 $60.00 $124,800
San Rafael, CA Metropolitan Division 180 1.56 0.84 $59.94 $124,670
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 370 2.32 1.25 $58.89 $122,490
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 4,250 3.91 2.10 $58.48 $121,640
Bakersfield, CA 480 1.59 0.85 $58.02 $120,680
San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division 930 0.83 0.45 $56.03 $116,540
Midland, TX 220 2.53 1.36 $54.94 $114,280
Anchorage, AK 50 0.27 0.14 $54.80 $113,990
Corpus Christi, TX 440 2.33 1.25 $54.70 $113,780
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 160 1.18 0.64 $53.94 $112,200

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 1,530 6.05 3.25 $37.31 $77,610
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 1,480 6.84 3.67 $34.51 $71,770
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 1,400 5.04 2.70 $35.95 $74,790
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 1,050 3.16 1.70 $34.06 $70,850
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 970 5.15 2.76 $34.05 $70,830

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 1,480 6.84 3.67 $34.51 $71,770
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 360 6.69 3.59 $35.11 $73,020
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 1,530 6.05 3.25 $37.31 $77,610
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 430 5.51 2.96 $36.73 $76,400
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 950 5.29 2.84 $41.96 $87,270

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 80 1.32 0.71 $53.52 $111,310
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 100 0.55 0.29 $52.35 $108,890
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area 80 1.61 0.87 $50.01 $104,030
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 170 1.16 0.62 $49.44 $102,840
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 40 0.32 0.17 $48.19 $100,240


About May 2017 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2017 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2017 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2017 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2017 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2017 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 30, 2018