Industrial engineers, including health & safety

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2024 Workforce

298k

Average Age

41.5

Average Salary

$105,634

Average Male Salary

$107,973

Average Female Salary

$97,997

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 $105,634 in 2024.

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, Santa Clara County (Central)--San Jose City (North) PUMA, CA, 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 Greenville County (Central)--Greenville & Mauldin Cities PUMA, SC, Santa Clara County (Northwest)--San Jose (Berryessa) & Milpitas Cities PUMA, CA, and Waukesha County--Brookfield, New Berlin, Menomonee Falls, Muskego, Elm Grove & Butler PUMA, WI.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Industrial engineers, including health & safety workforce. Industrial engineers, including health & safety workforce in 2024 was 297,900 people, of which 23.5% were women and 76.5% were men.

Industrial engineers, including health & safety are paid most in Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair PUMA, NJ but are relatively concentrated in Greenville County (Central)--Greenville & Mauldin Cities PUMA, SC.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

228,032

Male Workforce

± 11.7k

69,868

Female Workforce

± 6.49k

The Industrial engineers, including health & safety workforce in 2024 was 297,900 people (23.5% women and 76.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 67.3% between 2014 (178,074) and 2024 (297,900).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

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

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($170,704), California ($129,278), and New Jersey ($121,765).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$105,634

AVERAGE WAGE

#62 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Industrial engineers, including health & safety earned an average of $105,634, $35,756 more than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Industrial engineers, including health & safety in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.263

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Industrial engineers, including health & safety had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.263, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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 Broadcasting & content providers ($260,024).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

298k

2024 Workforce

± 13,387

4.21%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.16%

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 30.7%, followed by Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing with 27.5% and Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 26.6%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Industrial engineers, including health & safety in the US. The workforce of Industrial engineers, including health & safety in 2024 was 297,900 people, with 23.5% woman, and 76.5% men. The average age of male Industrial engineers, including health & safety in the workforce is 42.3 and of female Industrial engineers, including health & safety is 39, 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 2024 was 297,900 people, with 23.5% woman, and 76.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (48,699 people), 30 to 34 years (45,485 people), and 35 to 39 years (34,228 people). Among them they concentrated 43.2% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 11.8% of Industrial engineers, including health & safety workers were Hispanic and 88.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (54.7%), Puerto Rican (11.8)%, and Colombian (4.86)%

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Races

In 2024, 68.8% of the Industrial engineers, including health & safety workforce were White, of which 20.6% were women and 79.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (12.9%) and Two or More Races (9.13%).

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 2024 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 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (131,010 people), Business (21,408 people), and Engineering Technologies (11,752 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 (165,050 people), Graduate Degree (62,767 people), and Some college (28,508 people).

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