Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
35%
risk level
POLLING
41%
Based on 29 votes
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
3.3%
by year 2032
WAGES
$61,210
or $29.43 per hour
Volume
66,560
as of 2022
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
5.2/10

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Automation risk

35% (Low Risk)

Low Risk (21-40%): Jobs in this level have a limited risk of automation, as they demand a mix of technical and human-centric skills.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

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

  • Originality

User poll

41% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. However, employees may be able to find reassurance in the automated risk level we have generated, which shows 35% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






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 2022, the median annual wage for 'Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians' was $61,210, or $29 per hour

'Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians' were paid 32.2% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $46,310

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2022 there were 66,560 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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