Industrial Engineers
Tasks Include:
- Analyze statistical data and product specifications to determine standards and establish quality and reliability objectives of finished product.
- Develop manufacturing methods, labor utilization standards, and cost analysis systems to promote efficient staff and facility utilization.
- Recommend methods for improving utilization of personnel, material, and utilities.
- Plan and establish sequence of operations to fabricate and assemble parts or products and to promote efficient utilization.
- Apply statistical methods and perform mathematical calculations to determine manufacturing processes, staff requirements, and production standards.
- Draft and design layout of equipment, materials, and workspace to illustrate maximum efficiency using drafting tools and computer.
- Review production schedules, engineering specifications, orders, and related information to obtain knowledge of manufacturing methods, procedures, and activities.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +15.8%
National: +10.2%
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone:
Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$96,350.00
State
$96,920.00
Regional
Industrial Engineers
Description
Career Cluster: | Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics |
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.
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Industrial Engineers
Education
Required Level of Education
- Bachelor's Degree = 58.62%
- Some College Courses = 15.81%
- Master's Degree = 11.09%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 7.54%
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master. = 4.36%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 2.58%
Related Work Experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 42.46%
- Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years = 16.76%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 15.29%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 8.94%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 5.82%
- Over 10 years = 4.62%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 4.54%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 1.56%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 25.94%
- Up to and including 1 month = 20.36%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 16.03%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 12.53%
- None = 10.69%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 5.52%
- Over 10 years = 4.62%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 4.30%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 29.72%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 22.13%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 15.32%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 13.70%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 9.67%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 9.47%
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Industrial Engineers
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Analyze statistical data and product specifications to determine standards and establish quality and reliability objectives of finished product.
- Develop manufacturing methods, labor utilization standards, and cost analysis systems to promote efficient staff and facility utilization.
- Recommend methods for improving utilization of personnel, material, and utilities.
- Plan and establish sequence of operations to fabricate and assemble parts or products and to promote efficient utilization.
- Apply statistical methods and perform mathematical calculations to determine manufacturing processes, staff requirements, and production standards.
- Draft and design layout of equipment, materials, and workspace to illustrate maximum efficiency using drafting tools and computer.
- Review production schedules, engineering specifications, orders, and related information to obtain knowledge of manufacturing methods, procedures, and activities.
- Communicate with management and user personnel to develop production and design standards.
- Formulate sampling procedures and designs and develop forms and instructions for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality and reliability data.
- Record or oversee recording of information to ensure currency of engineering drawings and documentation of production problems.
- Study operations sequence, material flow, functional statements, organization charts, and project information to determine worker functions and responsibilities.
- Direct workers engaged in product measurement, inspection, and testing activities to ensure quality control and reliability.
- Implement methods and procedures for disposition of discrepant material and defective or damaged parts, and assess cost and responsibility.
- Evaluate precision and accuracy of production and testing equipment and engineering drawings to formulate corrective action plan.
- Complete production reports, purchase orders, and material, tool, and equipment lists.
- Estimate production costs, cost saving methods, and the effects of product design changes on expenditures for management review, action, and control.
- Coordinate and implement quality control objectives, activities, or procedures to resolve production problems, maximize product reliability, or minimize costs.
- Confer with clients, vendors, staff, and management personnel regarding purchases, product and production specifications, manufacturing capabilities, or project status.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Schedule deliveries based on production forecasts, material substitutions, storage and handling facilities, and maintenance requirements.
- Regulate and alter workflow schedules according to established manufacturing sequences and lead times to expedite production operations.
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Industrial Engineers
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Anechoic chambers (Anechoic auditory test chambers)
- Thickness measuring devices (Anthropometers)
- Operational amplifiers (Audio amplifiers)
- Equalizers (Audio equalizers)
- Cassette players or recorders (Audio tape recorders)
- Audiometers or accessories (Audiometers)
- Camera controllers
- Computer servers
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Digital cameras
- Physiological recorders (Electrogoniometers)
- Infrared imagers (Electrophysics infrared cameras)
- Laboratory mechanical convection ovens (Environmental ovens)
- Frequency analyzers (Fast Fourier transform FFT spectrum analyzers)
- Pressure indicators (Force plates)
- Hardness testers
- Cardiac output CO monitoring units or accessories (Heart rate monitors)
- Heated walk in environmental or growth chambers (Heated environmental chambers)
- Hydraulic motors (Hydraulic power units)
- Hydraulic press frames (Hydraulic presses)
- Metallurgical microscopes (Inverted metallurgical microscopes)
- Laser printers
- Loadcells (Load cells)
- Microcontrollers
- Integrated motion control systems (Motion control systems)
- Multimeters
- Sound measuring apparatus or decibel meter (Noise dosimeters)
- Sound measuring apparatus or decibel meter (Octave band analyzers)
- Laboratory benches (Optical benches)
- Oxygen monitors or supplies (Oxygen uptake measurement devices)
- Personal computers
- Photometers
- Potentiometers
- Electro pneumatic transducers (Pressure transducers)
- Turntables (Programmable logic controller PLC controlled turntables)
- Microcontrollers (Programmable logic controllers PLC)
- Low voltage alternating and direct current AC DC panelboards (Pulsed width modulation PWM drives)
- Radiometer (Radiometers)
- Microphones (Recording microphones)
- Acoustic testing rooms (Reverberant auditory test chambers)
- Signal generators
- Sound measuring apparatus or decibel meter (Sound level calibrators)
- Sound measuring apparatus or decibel meter (Sound level meters)
- Tension testers (Tensile testers)
- Thermocouples
- Relay boards or multiple relay modules (Time delay relay panel boxes)
- Torsion testers (Torsion meters)
- Motor drive or control integrated circuits (Variable frequency drives VFD)
- Vibration testers (Vibration tables)
Technologies Include:
- Analytical or scientific software
- 3D Static Strength Prediction Program 3DSSPP software
- A mathematical programming language AMPL
- ABAQUS software
- UGS Jack
- Windward Technologies GRG2
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
- Automatic dynamic incremental nonlinear analysis ADINA software
- Workcell simulation software
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Minitab software
- Data acquisition software
- Dataxiom StatMost
- Modular arrangement of predetermined time standards software MODAPTS
- Design of experiments DOE software
- Discrete event simulation software
- ECHIP software
- Neural network modeling software
- NeuralWare software
- ETA Dynaform
- Optimization software
- PMC KanbanSIM
- Production flow analysis software
- Finite element method FEM software
- ProModel software
- Human modeling software
- ILOG CPLEX
- Robotic simulation software
- Rockwell Automation Arena
- SAS software
- MAGMA MAGMASOFT
- StatGraphics software
- Statistical software
- Maplesoft Maple
- Stratasys FDM MedModeler
- Task analysis software
- MAYA I-DEAS
- Three-dimensional simulation translation software
- Time and motion analysis software
- Charting software
- Microsoft Office Visio
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Facilities design software
- Autodesk AutoCAD software
- Electronic breadboard software
- Facilities planning software
- International TechneGroup IGESworks
- Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search MINOS software
- SolidWorks CAD software
- Mathsoft Mathcad
- PTC Pro/ENGINEER software
- UGS Solid Edge
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- EGS FeatureCAM
- Development environment software
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Microsoft Visual Studio
- Enterprise application integration software
- Extensible markup language XML
- Expert system software
- Decision support software
- Industrial control software
- Assembly line balancing software
- Numerical control software
- Allen Bradley PanelView
- Computer numerical control CNC software
- Human machine interface HMI software
- Nupro CastView
- Quality control software
- Robotic control software
- Inventory management software
- Inventory management software
- Manhattan Associates PkMS Pickticket
- Warehouse management software
- Oracle Retek
- Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
- Production scheduling and planning software
- Materials requirements planning MRP software
- Supply chain capacity planning software
- Object or component oriented development software
- C++
- Sun Microsystems Java
- Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Program testing software
- Rockwell RSLogix
- Logic programming software
- User interface design software
- Project management software
- Personnel scheduling software
- Microsoft Project
- Process reengineering software
- Yield management systems
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
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Industrial Engineers
Special Requirements
EIT (Engineer-in-Training) EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Must meet one of the following:
• Graduate of approved curriculum of 4 years or more OR Graduate of non-approved curriculum + 2 years of experience
• Must be enrolled in an ABET accredited curriculum and within 12 months of degree.
• Graduated from a non-approved engineering technology curriculum + 6 years of experience
• Graduated with an undergraduate degree from an institution without an approved curriculum and obtained a graduate degree from an institution with an approved curriculum
Step 1:
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Graduation
The first step is graduating from an ABET-accredited engineering program at a college or university. |
Step 2:
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FE Exam
The first exam in the licensure process is the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE). This exam is offered in April and October every year. Most students take the exam right before graduation or soon after while the technical information they've studied is still fresh in their minds. |
Step 3:
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Work Experience
Many jurisdictions have specific requirements about the type of experience you need to gain. Most require that you gain experience under the supervision of someone who is already licensed, and that your experience involve increasing levels of responsibility. Once you begin work, contact your licensing board to find out what experience is needed and talk with professional engineers in your company to find out how you can gain this experience. |
Step 4:
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PE Exam
Once you have gained the appropriate experience, you can take the second exam in the licensure process, the Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE). This exam is given in a variety of engineering disciplines. Most disciplines are offered in both April and October, but some are offered only in October. |
After completing all the steps in the engineering licensure process—education, experience, and examinations—you are eligible for licensure by your licensing board.
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Must have a bachelor’s degree from an approved curriculum + 4 years of professional experience as an EIT OR Graduate of non-approved curriculum + 6 years of professional experience as an EIT
• Graduated from a non-approved engineering technology curriculum of four years or more + 10 years experience
• Graduate from an accredited undergraduate engineering degree and a doctorate degree in engineering from an institution with an accredited undergraduate program + 4 years of experience
• Graduated from an engineering , engineering technology or related science curriculum of four years or more + 20 years
EXAM:
• The Principles and Practice of Engineering Exam
• Must provide 3 references from licensed professional engineers
LICENSE RENEWAL: The Professional Engineer license must be renewed every two years.
Required Fees:
The examination fee shall consist of the administration expenses of the department resulting from the board’s examination procedures and contract charges.
For More Information, Contact:
Virginia Department Of Professional And Occupational Regulation
Board For Architects / Prof. Engineers / Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, And Landscape Architects
3600 West Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23230-4917
Phone: 804.367.8512
TTY: 804.367.9753
Fax: 804.367.2475
http://www.state.va.us/dpor/indexie.html
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Industrial Engineers
Additional Resources
For further information about industrial engineers contact:
Institute of Industrial Engineers Inc.
25 Technology Park
Atlanta, GA 30092
http://www.iienet.org
General information about safety engineers is available from:
American Society of Safety Engineers
1800 E Oakton St.
Des Plaines, IL 60018
http://www.asse.org
Information about certification of safety professionals including safety engineers is available from:
Board of Certified Safety Professionals
208 Burwash Ave.
Savoy, IL 61874
http://www.bcsp.org
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Industrial Engineers
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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85.25 | Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
82.00 | Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
80.00 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
77.00 | Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
74.00 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
72.25 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
69.25 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
61.25 | Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
60.50 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
58.50 | Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
53.00 | Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
52.50 | Physics | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes. |
50.25 | Administrative | Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology. |
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Industrial Engineers
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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75.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
75.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
75.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
72.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
72.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
68.75 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
59.50 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
56.25 | Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
56.25 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
56.25 | Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
56.25 | Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
53.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
53.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
50.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
50.00 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
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Industrial Engineers
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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75.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
75.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
75.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
75.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
75.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
75.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
72.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
65.50 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
65.50 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
59.50 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
59.50 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
56.25 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
56.25 | Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
56.25 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
56.25 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
53.00 | Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
53.00 | Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
53.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
50.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
50.00 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
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Industrial Engineers
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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85.25 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
83.00 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
80.25 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
76.00 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
75.50 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
73.50 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
73.00 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
72.75 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
71.75 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
71.50 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
68.50 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
67.50 | Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment | Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used. |
66.75 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
65.50 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
64.50 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
63.50 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
60.50 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
60.25 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
58.25 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
57.00 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
56.50 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
54.25 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
52.75 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
51.50 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
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Industrial Engineers
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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90.25 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
86.25 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
83.25 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
82.00 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
81.50 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
80.75 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
80.50 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
80.25 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
80.25 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
80.00 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
79.00 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
77.50 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
75.25 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
74.25 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
65.00 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
52.25 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
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Industrial Engineers
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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77.83 | Recognition | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status. |
77.83 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
72.17 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
72.17 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
66.67 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
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Industrial Engineers
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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98.60 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
97.60 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
93.20 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
92.00 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
90.60 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
89.80 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
89.00 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
85.80 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
85.00 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
81.00 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
77.40 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
77.40 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
77.20 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
76.00 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
75.80 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
73.60 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
71.00 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
69.60 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
68.60 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
68.20 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
67.20 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
67.20 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
63.40 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
62.20 | Public Speaking | How often do you have to perform public speaking in this job? |
61.80 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
60.20 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
57.60 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
57.20 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
55.00 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
53.00 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
51.00 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
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Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
- Examples
- Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, conservation scientists, art directors, and cost estimators.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $62,730.00 | $96,350.00 | $117,000.00 |
Virginia | $62,460.00 | $96,920.00 | $123,770.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $90,587.93 | $122,594.59 | $146,601.15 |
Bay Consortium | $74,624.06 | $109,521.73 | $138,124.40 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $65,653.01 | $84,967.92 | $106,721.07 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $72,747.61 | $97,585.95 | $117,510.41 |
Crater Area | $77,366.57 | $104,130.17 | $129,396.35 |
Greater Peninsula | $68,873.20 | $90,478.89 | $113,573.70 |
Hampton Roads | $66,565.80 | $88,881.78 | $112,478.15 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $64,445.31 | $83,941.94 | $105,350.33 |
Northern Virginia | $85,896.28 | $124,432.62 | $147,183.71 |
Piedmont Workforce | $74,967.78 | $104,203.90 | $162,596.17 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | $63,257.34 | $83,520.34 | $102,731.40 |
West Piedmont | $64,901.19 | $83,863.02 | $102,309.79 |
Western Virginia | $68,687.32 | $86,547.38 | $110,901.81 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 301,000 | 331,600 | +10.2% |
Virginia | 5,778 | 6,693 | +15.8% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | 215 | 242 | +12.6% |
Bay Consortium | 97 | 108 | +11.3% |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | 876 | 1,020 | +16.4% |
Central VA/Region2000 | 461 | 514 | +11.5% |
Crater Area | 137 | 156 | +13.9% |
Greater Peninsula | 643 | 798 | +24.1% |
Hampton Roads | 510 | 559 | +9.6% |
New River/Mt. Rogers | 496 | 583 | +17.5% |
Northern Virginia | 1,211 | 1,385 | +14.4% |
Piedmont Workforce | 277 | 302 | +9.0% |
Shenandoah Valley | 419 | 508 | +21.2% |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | 119 | 154 | +29.4% |
Western Virginia | 325 | 352 | +8.3% |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: Defense Manpower Data Center. (Using onet28)
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These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Automation Engineer
- Configuration Management Analyst
- Configuration Manager
- District Plant Engineer
- Documentation Engineer
- Efficiency Analyst
- Efficiency Engineer
- Efficiency Expert
- Engineer
- Engineering Inspector
- Engineering Manager
- Environmental Systems Coordinator
- Equipment Inspector
- Factory Engineer
- Factory Expert
- Factory Lay Out Engineer
- Factory Lay-Out Engineer
- Field Engineer
- Industrial Engineer
- Industrial Methods Consultant
- Inventory Analyst
- Liaison Engineer
- Logistical Engineer
- Manufacturing Engineer
- Manufacturing Planner
- Manufacturing Specialist
- Material Scheduler
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- Methods Engineer
- Methods Time Analyst
- Metrologist
- Operations Engineer
- Packaging Engineer
- Plant Engineer
- Process Engineer
- Production Control Expert
- Production Control Planner
- Production Engineer
- Production Engineering Tooling Coordinator
- Production Expert
- Production Manager
- Production Planner
- Production Tool Engineer
- Quality Assurance Analyst (QA Analyst)
- Quality Assurance Engineer (QA Engineer)
- Quality Assurance Manager (QA Manager)
- Quality Assurance Technician
- Quality Control Analyst
- Quality Control Director
- Quality Control Engineer
- Quality Control Expert
- Quality Control Industrial Engineer
- Quality Control Manager
- Quality Control Specialist
- Quality Controller
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- Supply Chain Analyst
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