Headline risk
1%
Very Low RiskIndustrial engineers
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
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.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 4% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 101,140
Employment 2024
351.1K
Projected Change (2024–34)
11.0%
Openings (2024–34)
25.2K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of industrial engineers is projected to grow 11 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Collect data through direct observation of work activities or witnessing the conduct of tests. AI use: 0%
- 2. Study product characteristics or customer requirements to determine validation objectives and standards. AI use: 0%
- 3. Analyze validation test data to determine whether systems or processes have met validation criteria or to identify root causes of production problems. AI use: 0%
- 4. Conduct interviews or surveys of users or customers to collect information on topics, such as requirements, needs, fatigue, ergonomics, or interfaces. AI use: 0%
- 5. Advocate for end users in collaboration with other professionals, including engineers, designers, managers, or customers. AI use: 0%
- 6. Prepare reports or presentations summarizing results or conclusions of human factors engineering or ergonomics activities, such as testing, investigation, or validation. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 42.1 · 274K employed
Under 25: 6% · 25–54: 73% · 55+: 22%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
title_match · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Industrial engineers design, develop, and test integrated systems for managing industrial production processes.
Industrial engineers work in a variety of settings, such as offices and manufacturing plants. Most work full time, and some work more than 40 hours per week.
Industrial engineers typically need a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering or a related field, such as mechanical or electrical engineering.
The median annual wage for industrial engineers was $101,140 in May 2024.
Employment of industrial engineers is projected to grow 11 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.