Process Industrial Engineer
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Process Industrial Engineer develops and optimizes production processes.
Job Outlook
There were 34 Process Industrial Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 346 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Industrial Engineer industry, which includes the Process Industrial Engineer career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Process Industrial Engineer 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 $102,319.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $102,319.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Process Industrial Engineer postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $90,669.
Education and Experience
Posted Process Industrial Engineer 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 | 75.43% |
| Master's Degree | 26.3% |
| Doctoral Degree | 0.87% |
| Other | 4.05% |
Posted Process Industrial Engineer 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 | 15.7% |
| 3 to 5 years | 38.84% |
| 6 to 8 years | 10.33% |
| 9+ years | 35.12% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Process Industrial Engineer 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.
- Communication (43.64%)
- Operations (34.97%)
- Planning (30.06%)
- Leadership (28.03%)
- Problem Solving (28.03%)
- Management (27.75%)
- Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (26.59%)
- Microsoft Office (21.97%)
- Mentorship (20.23%)
- Innovation (16.76%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Continuous Improvement Process (23.15%)
- Process Engineering (54.9%)
- Manufacturing Processes (24.33%)
- Industrial Engineering (29.08%)
- Project Management (33.53%)
- Lean Manufacturing (20.77%)
- Process Improvement (22.85%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Process Failure Mode And Effects Analysis (PFMEA) (4.15%)
- Industrial Wastewater (15.43%)
- Workflow Management (12.46%)
- Space Flight (10.39%)
- Supply Chain (7.12%)
- Facilities Planning (7.72%)
- Data Analysis (18.99%)
- Project Implementation (7.72%)
- Six Sigma Methodology (14.84%)
- Chemical Process (8.31%)
- Electrical Engineering (4.45%)
- Capacity Planning (8.31%)
- Procurement (7.12%)
- Design For Manufacture And Assembly (DFMA) (2.37%)
- Chemical Engineering (19.29%)
- Environmental Engineering (8.9%)
- Development Environment (7.42%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (3.86%)
- Value Stream Analysis (8.01%)
- Manufacturing Engineering (8.31%)
- Automation (14.54%)
- AutoCAD (7.42%)
- Process Design (9.5%)
- Auditing (3.86%)
- Machining (2.97%)
- Process Architecture (8.9%)
- Economic Analysis (8.01%)
- Benchmarking (8.9%)
- Taking Meeting Minutes (2.97%)
- Risk Analysis (6.53%)
- Control Systems (9.2%)
- Business Development (17.51%)
- Capital Budgeting (7.72%)
- Safety Standards (8.61%)
- Systems Integration (6.82%)
- Business Strategies (9.79%)
- Process Control (13.35%)
- Systems Design (8.9%)
- Process Flow Diagrams (9.79%)
- Empowerment (7.42%)
- Engineering Design Process (11.57%)
- Cost Reduction (4.15%)
- Process Development (4.15%)
- Engineering Drawings (9.2%)
- Engineering Calculations (8.01%)
- Mechanical Engineering (16.91%)
- Manufacturing Execution System (MES) (3.56%)
- Wastewater (13.95%)
- Operations Management (8.61%)
- Product Design (2.97%)
- Programmable Logic Controllers (6.53%)
- Machinery (5.04%)
- Production Process (5.64%)
- New Product Development (3.56%)
- Statistical Methods (9.2%)
- Commissioning (4.45%)
- Environment Health And Safety (7.72%)
- SQL (Programming Language) (3.26%)
- Root Cause Analysis (10.98%)
- Value Stream Mapping (10.98%)
- Water Treatment (8.31%)
- Industrial Processes (9.5%)
- Process Mapping (9.79%)
- Water/Wastewater Engineering (6.82%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Process Industrial Engineer skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Industrial Process Engineer
- Manufacturing Industrial Engineer
- Process Engineer
- Workflow Specialist
- Controls Engineer
- Wastewater Process Engineer
- Industrial Engineering Intern
- Industrialization Engineer
- Food Process Engineer
- Industrial Automation 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.
- Process Engineer (General)
- Industrial Engineer (General)
- Manufacturing Engineer (General)
- Manufacturing Product Design Engineer
- Process Manager
- Lean Manufacturing Engineer
- Chemical Engineer (General)
- Manufacturing Assembly Engineer
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Process Industrial Engineer jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Jobot (27)
- Kiewit Corporation (23)
- Geosyntec Consultants (19)
- Stantec (15)
- Moseley Technical Services (15)
- Konica Minolta (14)
- Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon (14)
- Blue Origin (13)
- FedEx (10)
- Actalent (8)
North Carolina
- Jobot (16)
- Actalent (4)
- Stantec (4)
- Konica Minolta (4)
- Ramboll (2)
- Lenovo (1)
- CTG (1)
- Timmons Group (1)
- Wolfspeed (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!
All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.