Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Tasks Include:
- Study time, motion, methods, or speed involved in maintenance, production, or other operations to establish standard production rate or improve efficiency.
- Aid in planning work assignments in accordance with worker performance, machine capacity, production schedules, or anticipated delays.
- Read worker logs, product processing sheets, or specification sheets to verify that records adhere to quality assurance specifications.
- Compile and evaluate statistical data to determine and maintain quality and reliability of products.
- Test selected products at specified stages in the production process for performance characteristics or adherence to specifications.
- Verify that equipment is being operated and maintained according to quality assurance standards by observing worker performance.
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: +12.9%
National: +3.3%
Education
Some College Courses
Job Zone:
Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$61,210.00
State
$57,990.00
Regional
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Description
Career Cluster: | Manufacturing |
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.
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Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Education
Required Level of Education
- Some College Courses = 36.92%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 25.54%
- Bachelor's Degree = 14.65%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 11.96%
- Less than a High School Diploma = 9.68%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 1.25%
Related Work Experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 30.29%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 15.51%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 14.03%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 13.54%
- Over 10 years = 10.96%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 9.68%
- None = 3.09%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 2.22%
- Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years = 0.68%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Up to and including 1 month = 35.05%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 22.41%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 10.79%
- None = 9.68%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 9.68%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 5.77%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 3.97%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 2.65%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 42.53%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 25.69%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 14.11%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 12.46%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 2.69%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 1.84%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 0.68%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Study time, motion, methods, or speed involved in maintenance, production, or other operations to establish standard production rate or improve efficiency.
- Aid in planning work assignments in accordance with worker performance, machine capacity, production schedules, or anticipated delays.
- Read worker logs, product processing sheets, or specification sheets to verify that records adhere to quality assurance specifications.
- Compile and evaluate statistical data to determine and maintain quality and reliability of products.
- Test selected products at specified stages in the production process for performance characteristics or adherence to specifications.
- Verify that equipment is being operated and maintained according to quality assurance standards by observing worker performance.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Evaluate industrial operations for compliance with permits or regulations related to the generation, storage, treatment, transportation, or disposal of hazardous materials or waste.
Tasks Include:
- Adhere to all applicable regulations, policies, and procedures for health, safety, and environmental compliance.
- Analyze, estimate, or report production costs.
- Assist engineers in developing, building, or testing prototypes or new products, processes, or procedures.
- Calibrate or adjust equipment to ensure quality production, using tools such as calipers, micrometers, height gauges, protractors, or ring gauges.
- Conduct statistical studies to analyze or compare production costs for sustainable and nonsustainable designs.
- Coordinate equipment purchases, installations, or transfers.
- Create or interpret engineering drawings, schematic diagrams, formulas, or blueprints for management or engineering staff.
- Design plant layouts or production facilities.
- Develop manufacturing infrastructure to integrate or deploy new manufacturing processes.
- Develop or implement programs to address problems related to production, materials, safety, or quality.
- Develop production, inventory, or quality assurance programs.
- Develop sustainable manufacturing technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, minimize raw material use, replace toxic materials with non-toxic materials, replace non-renewable materials with renewable materials, or reduce waste.
- Identify opportunities for improvements in quality, cost, or efficiency of automation equipment.
- Monitor and adjust production processes or equipment for quality and productivity.
- Oversee equipment start-up, characterization, qualification, or release.
- Oversee or inspect production processes.
- Prepare layouts, drawings, or sketches of machinery or equipment, such as shop tooling, scale layouts, or new equipment design, using drafting equipment or computer-aided design (CAD) software.
- Prepare production documents, such as standard operating procedures, manufacturing batch records, inventory reports, or productivity reports.
- Provide advice or training to other technicians.
- Recommend corrective or preventive actions to assure or improve product quality or reliability.
- Select cleaning materials, tools, or equipment.
- Select material quantities or processing methods needed to achieve efficient production.
- Set up and operate production equipment in accordance with current good manufacturing practices and standard operating procedures.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Milling cutters (Computer numerical controlled CNC milling machines)
- Lathes (Computerized numerical control CNC lathes)
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Gauges or inspection fixtures (Dial indicators)
- Digital camcorders or video cameras (Digital video cameras)
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM (Direct computer-controlled coordinate measuring machines DCC-CMM)
- Forklifts
- Gage block set (Gauge blocks)
- Comparators (Optical comparators)
- Personal computers
- Plotter printers (Plotters)
- Scissor lift (Scissor lifts)
- Monocular microscopes (Toolmaker's microscopes)
- Calipers (Vernier calipers)
Technologies Include:
- Analytical or scientific software
- ProModel software
- Statistical software
- Wilcox Associates PC-DMIS
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD software
- SolidWorks CAD software
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Data base user interface and query software
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Access
- Graphics or photo imaging software
- Graphics software
- Industrial control software
- Computerized numerical control CNC machine software
- Kinematic Engineering MicroMeasure IV
- Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
- Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Spreadsheet software
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
- Word processing software
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Additional Resources
Free information is available on the JETS Internet site:
http://www.jets.org
Information on ABET-accredited engineering technology programs is available from:
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.
111 Market Place
Suite 1050
Baltimore, MD 21202
http://www.abet.org
Information on certification of engineering technicians is available from:
National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET)
1420 King St.
Alexandria, VA 22314-2794
http://www.nicet.org
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Career VIEW Research. (Using onet28)
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
85.25 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
76.50 | 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. |
67.00 | Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
64.00 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
62.75 | Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
62.25 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
61.25 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
59.00 | 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. |
55.50 | 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. |
53.00 | 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. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
75.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
72.00 | 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. |
72.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
68.75 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
59.50 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
56.25 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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. |
56.25 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
53.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
53.00 | Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
53.00 | Operations Analysis | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
53.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
50.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
50.00 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
50.00 | Technology Design | Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs. |
50.00 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
75.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
75.00 | 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. |
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). |
68.75 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
68.75 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
62.50 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
59.50 | 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). |
59.50 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
56.25 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
56.25 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
56.25 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
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 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
53.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
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. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
79.00 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
76.25 | 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. |
75.25 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
73.25 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
72.25 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
71.50 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
71.00 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
68.50 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
68.00 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
66.00 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
62.75 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
62.00 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
61.75 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
61.00 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
59.75 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
59.25 | 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. |
59.00 | Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment | Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. |
58.25 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
58.00 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
55.00 | 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. |
54.50 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
54.00 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
52.25 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
52.25 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
51.75 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
51.50 | 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. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
84.00 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
83.75 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
82.50 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
78.75 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
77.50 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
77.25 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
76.00 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
74.50 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
72.50 | 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. |
72.25 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
72.00 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
70.25 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
69.75 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
68.75 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
58.50 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
53.00 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
72.17 | 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. |
61.17 | 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. |
55.50 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
52.83 | 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. |
50.00 | 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. |
50.00 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
98.60 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
94.60 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
93.40 | 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? |
92.60 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
92.20 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
90.20 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
90.20 | 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? |
86.40 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
85.20 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
84.20 | 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? |
83.40 | 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? |
83.00 | 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? |
80.20 | 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? |
79.40 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
78.20 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
74.60 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
73.80 | 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? |
70.20 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
69.80 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
68.60 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
65.80 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
62.40 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
62.20 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
61.80 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
61.60 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
61.40 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
61.20 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
59.20 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
58.60 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
56.80 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
56.60 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
55.80 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
55.60 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
54.60 | 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? |
51.40 | Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting | How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? |
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Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants.
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $40,710.00 | $61,210.00 | $75,510.00 |
Virginia | $39,920.00 | $57,990.00 | $75,370.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $44,179.20 | $59,926.04 | $64,682.08 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $51,505.37 | $79,098.68 | $85,597.21 |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | $44,644.42 | $67,312.43 | $87,063.48 |
Hampton Roads | $46,809.56 | $72,499.42 | $86,448.73 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $45,455.44 | $60,224.07 | $68,727.82 |
Northern Virginia | $47,271.67 | $58,483.65 | $82,625.21 |
Piedmont Workforce | $41,840.65 | $64,143.13 | $69,961.48 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | $50,718.23 | $59,061.02 | $71,544.06 |
* 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)
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 64,200 | 66,300 | +3.3% |
Virginia | 1,455 | 1,643 | +12.9% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | 192 | 221 | +15.1% |
Central VA/Region2000 | 102 | 101 | -1.0% |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | 163 | 189 | +16.0% |
Hampton Roads | 126 | 136 | +7.9% |
New River/Mt. Rogers | 226 | 239 | +5.8% |
Northern Virginia | 259 | 271 | +4.6% |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | 77 | 104 | +35.1% |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | 69 | 128 | +85.5% |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
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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
- Analysis Tester
- Boiler Water Tester
- Cellophane Tester
- Cloth Tester
- Designer
- Engineering Manager
- Engineering Technician
- Industrial Engineer
- Industrial Engineering Analyst
- Industrial Engineering Technician
- Industrial Technician
- Manufacturing Engineer
- Manufacturing Technician
- Materials Planner
- Methods Engineer
- Methods Study Analyst
- Methods Time Analyst
- Motion Study Analyst
- Motion Study Engineer
- Motion Study Technician
- Paper Tester
- Personnel Quality Assurance Auditor
- Plant Engineer
- Plant Facilities Technician
- Process Documentation and Methods Analyst
- Process Engineer
- Process Technician
- Production Analyst
- Production Control Analyst
- Production Control Technologist
- Production Planner
- Production Staff Worker
- Project Engineer
- Quality Assurance Manager (QA Manager)
- Quality Control Engineering Technician (QC Engineering Technician)
- Quality Control Technician
- Quality Controller
- Quality Process Engineer
- Soda Tester
- Solar Hot Water Heater Manufacturing Technician
- Time Motion Analyst
- Time Study Analyst
- Time Study Observer
- Time Study Technician
- Time Study Technologist
- Tool Representative
- Woolen Tester
- Yarn Tester
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Related Schools
- Blue Ridge Community College
- Brightpoint Community College
- Central Virginia Community College
- Dabney S Lancaster Community College
- Danville Community College
- Eastern Shore Community College
- ECPI University
- Germanna Community College
- J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
- Laurel Ridge Community College
- Mountain Empire Community College
- New River Community College
- Northern Virginia Community College
- Old Dominion University
- Patrick Henry Community College
- Paul D Camp Community College
- Piedmont Virginia Community College
- Rappahannock Community College
- Southside Virginia Community College
- Southwest Virginia Community College
- Tidewater Community College
- University of Management and Technology
- Virginia Highlands Community College
- Virginia Peninsula Community College
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Virginia State University
- Virginia Western Community College
- Wytheville Community College
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