Industrial Engineering Manager
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
An Industrial Engineering Manager oversees engineering and technical design of industrial engineering, generally optimizing the complex processes and systems to minimize waste. Manages communication and coordination among different types of engineers working on a project. Supervises project schedule, budget, and communications with stakeholders.
Job Outlook
There were 30 Industrial Engineering Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 244 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Engineering Manager industry, which includes the Industrial Engineering Manager career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Industrial Engineering Manager jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $144,153.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $144,153.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Industrial Engineering Manager postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $133,322.
Education and Experience
Posted Industrial Engineering Manager jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 80.74% |
| Master's Degree | 22.54% |
| Doctoral Degree | 4.92% |
| Other | 2.05% |
Posted Industrial Engineering Manager jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 2.52% |
| 3 to 5 years | 73.58% |
| 6 to 8 years | 11.32% |
| 9+ years | 12.58% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Industrial Engineering Manager positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Leadership (60.25%)
- Operations (59.43%)
- Communication (56.56%)
- Management (45.08%)
- Planning (36.89%)
- Problem Solving (26.23%)
- Reliability (24.59%)
- Microsoft Office (23.36%)
- Customer Service (22.54%)
- Microsoft Excel (22.13%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Workflow Management (27.92%)
- Supply Chain (40.83%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (55%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (30.42%)
- Ergonomics (21.25%)
- Operating Cost (19.17%)
- Material Handling (25.42%)
- Industrial Engineering (93.75%)
- Automation (23.33%)
- Auditing (20%)
- Cost-Of-Production Theory Of Value (25.83%)
- Warehousing (20.42%)
- Project Management (39.17%)
- Lean Manufacturing (27.08%)
- Process Improvement (28.33%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Material Handling Equipment (9.58%)
- Warehouse Automation (16.67%)
- Advanced Mathematics (16.25%)
- Productivity Improvement (8.75%)
- Performance Reporting (8.33%)
- Data Analysis (10.42%)
- Analysis Of Variance (ANOVA) (16.25%)
- Logarithmic Functions (16.25%)
- Six Sigma Methodology (15%)
- Project Implementation (10.42%)
- Electrical Engineering (3.33%)
- Capacity Planning (3.33%)
- Capital Expenditure (17.92%)
- Human Factors And Ergonomics (15.42%)
- Distribution Management Systems (16.67%)
- Manufacturing Engineering (12.08%)
- Manufacturing Processes (19.17%)
- Frequency Distribution (16.25%)
- Lean Six Sigma (12.5%)
- AutoCAD (15.42%)
- Process Design (11.67%)
- Predetermined Motion Time Systems (9.17%)
- Facilities Engineering (16.25%)
- Capital Budgeting (2.92%)
- Operating Expense (7.08%)
- Sampling (Statistics) (16.25%)
- Due Diligence (7.92%)
- Factor Analysis (16.25%)
- Systems Design (4.17%)
- Time Study (16.67%)
- Engineering Management (10.83%)
- Process Flow Diagrams (9.58%)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) (16.67%)
- Work Measurement (13.75%)
- Standard Operating Procedure (20%)
- Finance (7.5%)
- Data-Flow Analysis (7.5%)
- Cost Reduction (21.67%)
- Network Routing (16.67%)
- Python (Programming Language) (3.75%)
- Quadratic Equations (16.25%)
- Return On Investment (15.42%)
- Food Safety And Sanitation (16.25%)
- Network Quality Of Service (QoS) (16.25%)
- Merchandising (7.5%)
- Mechanical Engineering (7.92%)
- Operational Excellence (6.25%)
- Microsoft Visio (14.58%)
- Operations Management (4.58%)
- Production Process (10.42%)
- New Product Development (7.5%)
- Statistical Methods (8.75%)
- Root Cause Analysis (4.17%)
- Value Stream Mapping (5%)
- Work Sampling (8.75%)
- Kaizen Methodology (5.42%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Industrial Engineering Manager skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Supply Chain Engineer
- Engineering Manager
- Engineering Intern
- Industrial Project Manager
- Tenure-Track Professor
- Industrial Manager
- Project Engineering Manager
- Material Handling Engineer
- Enterprise Engineer
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Industrial Engineer (General)
- Lean Manufacturing Engineer
- Process Manager
- Process Industrial Engineer
- Manufacturing Engineer (General)
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Industrial Engineering Manager jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Merchants Distributors (39)
- Burlington (15)
- UniFirst (14)
- Boeing (5)
- Vitesco Technologies (5)
- Volt (5)
- Smithfield Foods (4)
- General Motors (4)
- University of South Carolina (4)
- Newell Brands (4)
North Carolina
- Merchants Distributors (17)
- Ark Ell Springs (3)
- Freudenberg Performance Materials (2)
- Smithfield Foods (2)
- Siemens Energy (1)
- Altec Industries (1)
- Columbus Mckinnon (1)
- Precision Hydraulic Cylinders (1)
- GAF Materials Corporation (1)
- GE Aerospace (1)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
- Engineering Management Master's Degrees
- Engineering Management Analytics Graduate Certificates
- Engineering Management Foundations Graduate Certificates
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