Headline risk
9%
Low RiskIndustrial engineering technologists and technicians
AI displacement pressure score for United States AI Work Index, combining global AI task overlap with local wages, employment trends, and demand signals.
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
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.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 64,790
Employment 2024
74.6K
Projected Change (2024–34)
1.7%
Openings (2024–34)
6.3K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of industrial engineering technologists and technicians is projected to show little or no change from 2024 to 2034.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Produce images or measurements, using tools or techniques such as atomic force microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, optical microscopy, particle size analysis, or zeta potential analysis. AI use: 0%
- 2. Repair nanotechnology processing or testing equipment or submit work orders for equipment repair. AI use: 0%
- 3. Calibrate nanotechnology equipment, such as weighing, testing, or production equipment. AI use: 0%
- 4. Collaborate with scientists or engineers to design or conduct experiments for the development of nanotechnology materials, components, devices, or systems. AI use: 0%
- 5. Operate nanotechnology compounding, testing, processing, or production equipment in accordance with appropriate standard operating procedures, good manufacturing practices, hazardous material restrictions, or health and safety requirements. AI use: 0%
- 6. Maintain work area according to cleanroom or other processing standards. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 43.0 · 79K employed
Under 25: 6% · 25–54: 70% · 55+: 25%
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
Data quality
Employment data available
Narrative & sources
Industrial engineering technologists and technicians help engineers solve problems affecting manufacturing layout or production.
Most industrial engineering technologists and technicians work in manufacturing industries. Most work full time.
Industrial engineering technologists and technicians typically need an associate’s degree or a postsecondary certificate to enter the occupation. Community colleges or technical institutes typically offer associate’s degree programs, and vocational–technical schools offer certificate programs.
The median annual wage for industrial engineering technologists and technicians was $64,790 in May 2024.
Employment of industrial engineering technologists and technicians is projected to show little or no change from 2024 to 2034.
Important context
This score measures structural AI displacement pressure, not actual job losses. Local wages and demand data are specific to United States AI Work Index; the underlying AI task overlap analysis is consistent across all countries.