Industrial engineers, including health & safety

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2022 Workforce

267k

Average Age

Average Salary

$100,325

Average Male Salary

$102,483

Average Female Salary

$92,885

About

Industrial engineers, including health & safety are most often employed by the Aircraft & parts manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Industrial engineers, including health & safety was $100,325 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Industrial engineers, including health & safety are Waukesha County--Brookfield, New Berlin, Menomonee Falls, Muskego, Elm Grove & Butler PUMA, WI, Oakland County (East Central)--Troy & Rochester Area PUMA, MI, and Hennepin County--Brooklyn Park, Maple Grove (East) & Osseo Cities PUMA, MN. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Industrial engineers, including health & safety are Waukesha County--Brookfield, New Berlin, Menomonee Falls, Muskego, Elm Grove & Butler PUMA, WI, Sherburne (East) & Wright (North) Counties PUMA, MN, and Hennepin County--Brooklyn Park, Maple Grove (East) & Osseo Cities PUMA, MN.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Industrial engineers, including health & safety workforce. Industrial engineers, including health & safety workforce in 2022 was 266,963 people, of which 22.5% were women and 77.5% were men. Industrial engineers, including health & safety are paid most in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ but are relatively concentrated in Waukesha County--Brookfield, New Berlin, Menomonee Falls, Muskego, Elm Grove & Butler PUMA, WI.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

206,928

Male Workforce

± 11.2k

60,035

Female Workforce

± 6.01k

The Industrial engineers, including health & safety workforce in 2022 was 266,963 people (22.5% women and 77.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 49.9% between 2014 (178,074) and 2022 (266,963).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Industrial engineers, including health & safety.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($142,550), California ($122,041), and Nevada ($117,374).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$100,325

AVERAGE WAGE

#71 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Industrial engineers, including health & safety earned an average of $100,325, $35,642 more than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Industrial engineers, including health & safety in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.264

WAGE GINI

In 2022, Industrial engineers, including health & safety had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.264, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Industrial engineers, including health & safety (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Industrial engineers, including health & safety compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Industrial engineers, including health & safety and on wages for those in the field. Aircraft & parts manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Industrial engineers, including health & safety, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Industrial engineers, including health & safety, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($263,113).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

267k

2022 Workforce

± 12,674

5.77%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.44%

This graphic shows the share of Industrial engineers, including health & safety employed by various industries. Aircraft & parts manufacturing employs the largest share of Industrial engineers, including health & safety at 34.6%, followed by Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 34.5% and Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing with 30.8%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Industrial engineers, including health & safety in the US. The workforce of Industrial engineers, including health & safety in 2022 was 266,963 people, with 22.5% woman, and 77.5% men. The average age of male Industrial engineers, including health & safety in the workforce is 42.7 and of female Industrial engineers, including health & safety is 39.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Industrial engineers, including health & safety is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Industrial engineers, including health & safety in 2022 was 266,963 people, with 22.5% woman, and 77.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (43,019 people), 30 to 34 years (36,202 people), and 35 to 39 years (29,352 people). Among them they concentrated 40.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 10.3% of Industrial engineers, including health & safety workers were Hispanic and 89.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (73%), Puerto Rican (19)%, and Colombian (8.01)%

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Races

In 2022, 73.1% of the Industrial engineers, including health & safety workforce were White, of which 19.8% were women and 80.2% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (12.6%) and Two or More Races (6.25%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Industrial engineers, including health & safety from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Industrial engineers, including health & safety is Engineering but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Engineering Technologies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Industrial engineers, including health & safety in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (117,620 people), Business (19,193 people), and Engineering Technologies (11,375 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Industrial engineers, including health & safety workers were Bachelors Degree (145,107 people), Graduate Degree (56,363 people), and Some college (27,548 people).

The graphic shows the Industrial engineers, including health & safety workforce by gender and educational level.