Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
47%
risk level
POLLING
40%
Based on 30 votes
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
3.3%
by year 2032
WAGES
$62,610
or $30.10 per hour
Volume
73,020
as of 2023
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
5.0/10

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Automation risk

47% (Moderate Risk)

Moderate Risk (41-60%): Occupations with a moderate risk of automation usually involve routine tasks but still require some human judgment and interaction.

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Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

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User poll

40% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 47% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

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Growth

Slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians' job openings is expected to rise 3.3% by 2032

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2023.

Wages

Moderately paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians' was $62,610, or $30 per hour

'Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians' were paid 30.3% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 73,020 people employed as 'Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 2 thousand people are employed as 'Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians'.

Job 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.

SOC Code: 17-3026.00

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