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 28 Industrial Engineering Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 282 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 $129,980.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $129,980.
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 $115,449.
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 | 82.62% |
| Master's Degree | 27.66% |
| Doctoral Degree | 3.19% |
| Other | 2.48% |
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 | 2.93% |
| 3 to 5 years | 71.71% |
| 6 to 8 years | 12.2% |
| 9+ years | 13.17% |
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.
- Operations (59.93%)
- Leadership (57.09%)
- Communication (49.29%)
- Management (46.1%)
- Planning (33.69%)
- Problem Solving (25.89%)
- Microsoft Excel (20.57%)
- Teamwork (19.5%)
- Customer Service (18.79%)
- Microsoft Office (18.09%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Workflow Management (26.28%)
- Supply Chain (39.05%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (38.69%)
- Auditing (18.61%)
- Automation (23.36%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (24.09%)
- Warehousing (18.98%)
- Ergonomics (18.61%)
- Cost-Of-Production Theory Of Value (17.52%)
- Industrial Engineering (94.53%)
- Operating Cost (16.79%)
- Lean Manufacturing (29.56%)
- Project Management (37.59%)
- Process Improvement (22.26%)
- Material Handling (24.45%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Advanced Mathematics (14.23%)
- Material Handling Equipment (10.58%)
- Distribution Center Operations (9.12%)
- Performance Reporting (10.22%)
- Productivity Improvement (10.22%)
- Project Engineering (3.65%)
- Warehouse Automation (14.6%)
- Project Implementation (11.31%)
- Six Sigma Methodology (14.23%)
- Logarithmic Functions (14.23%)
- AutoCAD (12.77%)
- Capital Expenditure (13.87%)
- Analysis Of Variance (ANOVA) (14.23%)
- Business Development (4.01%)
- Engineering Management (10.58%)
- Distribution Management Systems (14.6%)
- Food Safety And Sanitation (14.23%)
- Frequency Distribution (14.23%)
- Standard Operating Procedure (16.06%)
- Human Factors And Ergonomics (12.41%)
- Process Flow Diagrams (7.3%)
- Due Diligence (9.49%)
- Data Analysis (11.68%)
- Data-Flow Analysis (9.85%)
- Return On Investment (13.14%)
- Microsoft Visio (8.76%)
- Cost Reduction (19.34%)
- Factor Analysis (14.23%)
- Facilities Engineering (14.23%)
- Mechanical Engineering (10.22%)
- Manufacturing Engineering (12.04%)
- Predetermined Motion Time Systems (12.04%)
- Lean Six Sigma (14.96%)
- Operations Management (5.84%)
- Manufacturing Processes (12.41%)
- Process Design (14.23%)
- Work Sampling (10.95%)
- New Product Development (9.85%)
- Operational Excellence (6.57%)
- SAP Applications (7.66%)
- Quadratic Equations (14.23%)
- Production Process (10.22%)
- Time Study (11.68%)
- Network Quality Of Service (QoS) (14.23%)
- Sampling (Statistics) (14.23%)
- Work Measurement (13.5%)
- Environment Health And Safety (3.28%)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) (14.23%)
- Kaizen Methodology (5.47%)
- Network Routing (14.23%)
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.
- Supply Chain (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
- Project Engineering Manager
- Engineering Manager
- Engineering Intern
- Purchasing Intern
- Industrial Manager
- Industrial Engineering Supervisor
- Tenure-Track Professor
- Supply Chain Intern
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 Manager
- Manufacturing Engineer (General)
- Lean Manufacturing Engineer
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 (25)
- Deutsche Post DHL Group (11)
- Boeing (11)
- TJX (7)
- System One (6)
- GAF Materials Corporation (6)
- General Motors (5)
- Dana Incorporated (4)
- Plexus (3)
North Carolina
- Merchants Distributors (17)
- Ark Ell Springs (3)
- Altec Industries (2)
- Siemens Energy (1)
- Abb Holdings (1)
- Precision Hydraulic Cylinders (1)
- Smithfield Foods (1)
- North Carolina A&T State University (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 – 2+2 Undergraduate Degrees
- Engineering Management Master's Degrees
- Engineering Management Foundations Graduate Certificates
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