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Industrial Engineers
A description of the the work done by "Industrial Engineers" can be found
in the occupational
outlook handbook. On this page we examine the most common methods
of getting into this job category. We have examined all of the people
in our data set who were "Industrial Engineers" and have identified the
most common major fields of study. Jobs categories vary considerably
in their degree requirements, so we have provided separate rankings for
each degree.
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Bachelors Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$46,037 $45,000 158 31.60 14718.90 Engineering: Industrial
$42,640 $40,000 51 10.20 12378.09 Engineering: Industrial production technologies
$50,593 $46,776 50 10.00 19660.55 Engineering: Mechanical
$48,228 $47,298 40 8.00 14047.61 Business administration and management
$49,015 $49,000 33 6.60 11438.51 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$44,948 $41,020 14 2.80 12743.92 Mechanical engineering-related technologies
$46,847 $40,700 13 2.60 16380.99 OTHER business management/administrative services
$46,304 $39,000 13 2.60 11483.49 OTHER engineering-related technologies
$48,391 $47,000 9 1.80 15635.74 Mathematics, general
$48,798 $43,280 9 1.80 8722.55 Engineering: Chemical
$57,342 $44,720 9 1.80 33054.16 Engineering: Electrical and electronic technologies
$44,733 $44,800 6 1.20 9461.97 Business, general
$45,667 $41,550 6 1.20 11980.22 Chemistry
$44,368 $44,964 6 1.20 6389.67 OTHER engineering
$38,863 $37,000 5 1.00 14175.45 Political science and government
$47,057 $45,137 4 .80 13561.05 Engineering: Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical
$49,141 $48,992 4 .80 10314.18 Engineering: Metallurgical
$46,218 $46,700 4 .80 3528.87 Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
$52,833 $43,500 3 .60 6908.13 Engineering: Civil
$52,533 $29,900 3 .60 21104.87 Physics
$54,667 $50,000 3 .60 4109.61 Economics
$36,828 $31,500 3 .60 4724.74 Financial management
$40,483 $24,960 3 .60 16298.35 Accounting
$51,002 $51,002 2 .40 14602.00 Engineering: Petroleum
$60,000 $60,000 2 .40 5000.00 Operations research
$56,100 $56,100 2 .40 14100.00 Engineering: Naval architecture and marine
$46,555 $46,555 2 .40 11444.80 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$52,200 $52,200 2 .40 10200.00 Mathematics: Applied
$45,500 $45,500 2 .40 9500.00 OTHER visual and performing arts
$47,700 $47,700 2 .40 2700.00 Engineering: General
$49,261 $49,261 2 .40 10739.20 OTHER biological sciences
$40,000 $40,000 2 .40 3000.00 Engineering: Architectural
$31,500 $31,500 2 .40 3500.00 Education: Secondary teacher education
$40,900 $40,900 2 .40 7100.00 Business/Managerial economics
$25,740 $25,740 2 .40 6760.00 Criminal Justice/Protective Services
$35,500 $35,500 2 .40 3500.00 Biology, general
$54,500 $54,500 1 .20 0.00 OTHER psychology
$32,800 $32,800 1 .20 0.00 Geology
$45,000 $45,000 1 .20 0.00 OTHER physical sciences
$44,000 $44,000 1 .20 0.00 Psychology: Industrial/Organizational
$45,600 $45,600 1 .20 0.00 OTHER agricultural sciences
$40,000 $40,000 1 .20 0.00 Criminology
$26,000 $26,000 1 .20 0.00 History, other
$40,000 $40,000 1 .20 0.00 Sociology
$33,540 $33,540 1 .20 0.00 OTHER social sciences
$46,228 $46,228 1 .20 0.00 Fine arts, all fields
$30,264 $30,264 1 .20 0.00 Agricultural Economics
$67,000 $67,000 1 .20 0.00 Engineering: Materials, including ceramics and textiles
$36,000 $36,000 1 .20 0.00 Business marketing/marketing management
$36,000 $36,000 1 .20 0.00 OTHER mathematics
$25,376 $25,376 1 .20 0.00 OTHER communications
$58,531 $58,531 1 .20 .00 Computer/information sciences, general
$46,717 $46,717 1 .20 .00 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$65,000 $65,000 1 .20 0.00 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$20,800 $20,800 1 .20 0.00 English Language and Literature/Letters
$37,500 $37,500 1 .20 0.00 Education: Elementary teacher education
$17,950 $17,950 1 .20 .00 Education: Physical education/coaching
$50,000 $50,000 1 .20 0.00 Education: Pre-elementary teacher education
$89,700 $89,700 1 .20 0.00 Education: Science teacher education
$150,000 $150,000 1 .20 0.00 Engineering: Computer/systems
$32,000 $32,000 1 .20 0.00 Engineering: Environmental
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Masters Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$47,377 $46,186 44 27.85 9772.76 Business administration and management
$52,620 $47,840 35 22.15 19717.96 Engineering: Industrial
$56,539 $48,000 9 5.70 13360.12 OTHER business management/administrative services
$51,678 $57,360 8 5.06 17751.68 Engineering: Mechanical
$50,663 $51,000 8 5.06 13062.06 Business, general
$39,765 $31,200 5 3.16 9601.22 OTHER engineering
$62,998 $61,850 4 2.53 4944.68 Engineering: Materials, including ceramics and textiles
$51,550 $48,600 4 2.53 7563.56 Operations research
$45,300 $44,250 4 2.53 6115.15 Engineering: Industrial production technologies
$54,919 $50,000 3 1.90 3666.70 Engineering: Chemical
$51,172 $49,517 3 1.90 1170.50 OTHER engineering-related technologies
$48,853 $35,360 3 1.90 10580.25 Engineering: Metallurgical
$48,333 $45,000 3 1.90 2357.02 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$52,500 $52,500 2 1.27 2500.00 Statistics
$49,700 $49,700 2 1.27 700.00 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$49,700 $49,700 2 1.27 3316.00 Financial management
$46,000 $46,000 2 1.27 8000.00 Computer/information sciences, general
$36,350 $36,350 2 1.27 6350.00 Education: OTHER education
$75,000 $75,000 1 .63 0.00 International relations
$63,000 $63,000 1 .63 0.00 Physics
$60,000 $60,000 1 .63 0.00 Psychology: Industrial/Organizational
$53,000 $53,000 1 .63 0.00 Information services and systems
$51,600 $51,600 1 .63 0.00 Engineering: Nuclear
$51,000 $51,000 1 .63 0.00 Economics
$50,000 $50,000 1 .63 0.00 Forestry sciences (Except management)
$49,500 $49,500 1 .63 0.00 Engineering: Computer/systems
$48,356 $48,356 1 .63 0.00 Atmospheric sciences and meteorology
$45,760 $45,760 1 .63 0.00 OTHER biological sciences
$45,000 $45,000 1 .63 0.00 Engineering: Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical
$45,000 $45,000 1 .63 0.00 Psychology: Counseling
$43,500 $43,500 1 .63 0.00 Public administration
$39,000 $39,000 1 .63 0.00 Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
$31,200 $31,200 1 .63 0.00 Education: Secondary teacher education
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Ph.D.
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$70,000 $39,000 5 71.43 43409.68 Engineering: Industrial
$61,000 $61,000 2 28.57 10000.00 Physics
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a JD, LLB, MD, DDS, or Th.D.
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$52,000 $52,000 1 100.00 10000.00 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu