Industrial engineers, including health & safety

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2020 Workforce

237k

Average Age

42.4

Average Salary

$88,895

Average Male Salary

$90,608

Average Female Salary

$82,610

About

Industrial engineers, including health & safety are most often employed by the Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Industrial engineers, including health & safety was $88,895 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Industrial engineers, including health & safety are Troy & Rochester Area PUMA, MI, Milpitas & San Jose (Northeast) Cities PUMA, CA, and Fort Bend County (West & South) PUMA, TX. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Industrial engineers, including health & safety are Brooklyn Park, Maple Grove (East) & Osseo Cities PUMA, MN, Milpitas & San Jose (Northeast) Cities PUMA, CA, and Troy & Rochester Area PUMA, MI.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Industrial engineers, including health & safety workforce. Industrial engineers, including health & safety workforce in 2020 was 236,598 people, of which 21.4% were women and 78.6% were men. Industrial engineers, including health & safety are paid most in Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Brooklyn Park, Maple Grove (East) & Osseo Cities PUMA, MN.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

185,938

Male Workforce

± 10.6k

50,660

Female Workforce

± 5.53k

The Industrial engineers, including health & safety workforce in 2020 was 236,598 people (21.4% women and 78.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of 34.4% between 2014 (176,023) and 2020 (236,598).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Industrial engineers, including health & safety.

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Nevada ($108,932), California ($105,591), and Texas ($98,463).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$88,895

AVERAGE WAGE

#74 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Industrial engineers, including health & safety earned an average of $88,895, $32,941 more than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Industrial engineers, including health & safety in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.258

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Industrial engineers, including health & safety had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.258, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Industrial engineers, including health & safety (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Industrial engineers, including health & safety compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Industrial engineers, including health & safety and on wages for those in the field. Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Industrial engineers, including health & safety, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Industrial engineers, including health & safety, by average wage, is Investigation & security services ($161,323).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

237k

2020 Workforce

± 11,933

6.62%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.8%

This graphic shows the share of Industrial engineers, including health & safety employed by various industries. Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing employs the largest share of Industrial engineers, including health & safety at 37.1%, followed by Aircraft & parts manufacturing with 32.1% and Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing with 30.8%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Industrial engineers, including health & safety in the US. The workforce of Industrial engineers, including health & safety in 2020 was 236,598 people, with 21.4% woman, and 78.6% men. The average age of male Industrial engineers, including health & safety in the workforce is 43 and of female Industrial engineers, including health & safety is 40.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Industrial engineers, including health & safety is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Industrial engineers, including health & safety in 2020 was 236,598 people, with 21.4% woman, and 78.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (38,259 people), 30 to 34 years (28,742 people), and 35 to 39 years (25,441 people). Among them they concentrated 39.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 8.93% of Industrial engineers, including health & safety workers were Hispanic and 91.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (74.4%), Puerto Rican (17.2)%, and Colombian (8.49)%

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Races

In 2020, 77% of the Industrial engineers, including health & safety workforce were White, of which 19.1% were women and 80.9% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (12%) and Black (4.81%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Industrial engineers, including health & safety from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Industrial engineers, including health & safety is Engineering but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Engineering Technologies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Industrial engineers, including health & safety in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (102,551 people), Business (16,857 people), and Engineering Technologies (10,514 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Industrial engineers, including health & safety workers were Bachelors Degree (128,175 people), Graduate Degree (48,226 people), and Some college (25,897 people).

The graphic shows the Industrial engineers, including health & safety workforce by gender and educational level.