Process Industrial Engineer
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Process Industrial Engineer develops and optimizes production processes.
Job Outlook
There were 110 Process Industrial Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 2388 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 2016:
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 $90,653.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $85,034.
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 $77,044.
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 | 72.86% |
| Master's Degree | 21.15% |
| Doctoral Degree | 2.09% |
| Other | 2.3% |
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 | 23.07% |
| 3 to 5 years | 52.42% |
| 6 to 8 years | 14.32% |
| 9+ years | 10.2% |
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.
- Operations (45.18%)
- Problem Solving (39.45%)
- Communication (33.21%)
- Management (28.89%)
- Microsoft Office (20.27%)
- Planning (19.97%)
- Microsoft Excel (19.93%)
- Leadership (19.43%)
- Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (18.13%)
- Writing (14.87%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Process Engineering (61.17%)
- Process Improvement (50.42%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (45.42%)
- Lean Manufacturing (35.65%)
- Industrial Engineering (39.27%)
- Project Management (29.68%)
- Manufacturing Processes (27.07%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Six Sigma Methodology (20.74%)
- AutoCAD (21.05%)
- Mechanical Engineering (19.95%)
- Data Analysis (17.96%)
- Automation (18%)
- Kaizen Methodology (12.96%)
- Root Cause Analysis (13%)
- Supply Chain (13.14%)
- Production Process (11.23%)
- Lean Six Sigma (15.75%)
- Auditing (9.55%)
- Manufacturing Engineering (11.28%)
- New Product Development (9.2%)
- Statistical Process Controls (12.34%)
- Tooling (8.49%)
- Cost Reduction (10.97%)
- Process Control (10.35%)
- Process Flow Diagrams (8.36%)
- Data Collection (12.83%)
- Workflow Management (11.06%)
- Statistical Analysis (12.21%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (10.61%)
- Process Design (8.71%)
- Chemical Engineering (7.16%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Process Industrial Engineer skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Process Engineer
- Industrial Process Engineer
- Continuous Improvement Engineer
- Supply Chain Engineer
- Process Improvement Engineer
- Engineering Intern
- Water/Wastewater Operator
- Engineer
- Process Engineering Manager
- Process/Project 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)
- Process Engineer (General)
- Industrial Engineering Manager
- Manufacturing Assembly Engineer
- Lean Manufacturing Engineer
- Manufacturing Engineer (General)
- Process Manager
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
- Ryder (153)
- Actalent (88)
- Tesla (55)
- FedEx (34)
- Jobot (34)
- Randstad (34)
- Jacobs Solutions (28)
- Amazon (24)
- Medline Industries (21)
- Micron Technology (20)
North Carolina
- Jobot (6)
- Walker Lovell (5)
- Geosyntec Consultants (4)
- Stantec (3)
- Lenovo (3)
- Sherwin-Williams (3)
- Ryder (3)
- Wieland Chase (3)
- Zachary Piper Solutions (3)
- 3M (2)
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.