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 27 Industrial Engineering Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 248 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 2016:
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 | 79.03% |
| Master's Degree | 18.55% |
| Doctoral Degree | 4.84% |
| Other | 1.61% |
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 | 3.25% |
| 3 to 5 years | 74.03% |
| 6 to 8 years | 12.34% |
| 9+ years | 10.39% |
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 (61.29%)
- Operations (57.26%)
- Communication (54.03%)
- Management (45.16%)
- Planning (36.69%)
- Problem Solving (26.61%)
- Microsoft Excel (25.4%)
- Reliability (25%)
- Microsoft Office (23.39%)
- Customer Service (22.98%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Supply Chain (41.25%)
- Workflow Management (27.08%)
- Automation (21.67%)
- Auditing (20%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (54.17%)
- Cost Reduction (21.67%)
- Ergonomics (21.25%)
- Cost-Of-Production Theory Of Value (25.83%)
- Project Management (41.25%)
- Industrial Engineering (93.33%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (30%)
- Lean Manufacturing (25.83%)
- Warehousing (20.83%)
- Material Handling (23.75%)
- Manufacturing Processes (20%)
- Process Improvement (32.5%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Advanced Mathematics (16.25%)
- Material Handling Equipment (9.17%)
- Project Engineering (2.92%)
- Lean Methodologies (7.5%)
- Operational Efficiency (3.33%)
- AutoCAD (14.58%)
- Project Implementation (9.17%)
- Logarithmic Functions (16.25%)
- Warehouse Automation (16.25%)
- Analysis Of Variance (ANOVA) (16.25%)
- ISO 9000 Series (7.08%)
- Cost Benefit Analysis (10.83%)
- Six Sigma Methodology (16.67%)
- Capacity Planning (3.75%)
- Quality Improvement (8.33%)
- Data Analysis (12.08%)
- Electrical Engineering (3.75%)
- Frequency Distribution (16.25%)
- Capital Expenditure (16.67%)
- Capital Budgeting (4.17%)
- Factor Analysis (16.25%)
- Mechanical Engineering (9.58%)
- Standard Operating Procedure (19.17%)
- Data-Flow Analysis (5.83%)
- Engineering Management (12.08%)
- Distribution Management Systems (16.67%)
- Production Process (8.75%)
- Facilities Engineering (16.25%)
- Finance (8.33%)
- Manufacturing Engineering (10.83%)
- Food Safety And Sanitation (16.25%)
- Human Factors And Ergonomics (15%)
- Resource Allocation (11.67%)
- Warehouse Management Systems (8.75%)
- Operating Cost (18.75%)
- Sampling (Statistics) (16.25%)
- Product Design (7.5%)
- Quadratic Equations (16.25%)
- Microsoft Visio (15%)
- Time Study (15.83%)
- Operations Management (5%)
- Waste Minimization (2.92%)
- Operational Excellence (7.08%)
- Organizational Charts (7.92%)
- Process Design (10%)
- Process Flow Diagrams (10%)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) (16.67%)
- SAP Applications (3.75%)
- Lean Six Sigma (11.67%)
- Return On Investment (13.33%)
- Statistics (8.33%)
- Network Routing (16.67%)
- Value Stream Mapping (5.83%)
- Statistical Methods (9.17%)
- Root Cause Analysis (5.42%)
- Work Measurement (12.5%)
- Kaizen Methodology (6.25%)
- Systems Design (3.75%)
- Network Quality Of Service (QoS) (16.25%)
- Process Mapping (4.17%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Automation (100%)
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
- Project Engineering Manager
- Material Handling Engineer
- Industrial Manager
- Continuous Improvement 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)
- UniFirst (15)
- Burlington (12)
- Schaeffler Gruppe (7)
- Volt (5)
- The Judge Group (4)
- Shaw Industries (4)
- University of South Carolina-Upstate (4)
- Newell Brands (4)
- Primo Water (3)
North Carolina
- Merchants Distributors (17)
- Freudenberg Performance Materials (2)
- Ark Ell Springs (2)
- Siemens Energy (1)
- Altec Industries (1)
- Columbus Mckinnon (1)
- Precision Hydraulic Cylinders (1)
- Smithfield Foods (1)
- GAF Materials Corporation (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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