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 17 Industrial Engineering Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 444 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 $142,055.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $142,055.

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 $125,566.

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	60.14%
Master's Degree	19.14%
Doctoral Degree	3.15%
Other	2.03%

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	13.67%
3 to 5 years	50.36%
6 to 8 years	26.62%
9+ years	9.35%

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.

Management (38.51%)
Operations (36.04%)
Communication (35.36%)
Leadership (34.68%)
Planning (25.23%)
Problem Solving (23.87%)
Microsoft Excel (22.75%)
Microsoft Office (20.72%)
Microsoft PowerPoint (18.24%)
Innovation (16.44%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

Industrial Engineering (83.76%)
Project Management (36.6%)
Continuous Improvement Process (43.81%)
Supply Chain (29.9%)
Process Improvement (32.99%)
Lean Manufacturing (34.02%)
Mechanical Engineering (30.93%)
Electrical Engineering (15.46%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

Supply Chain Management (9.79%)
Cost Reduction (19.07%)
Warehousing (7.22%)
Data Analysis (17.53%)
Manufacturing Engineering (18.81%)
Statistics (8.76%)
Finance (5.67%)
AutoCAD (11.6%)
Six Sigma Methodology (17.53%)
Process Engineering (7.22%)
Software Systems (1.55%)
Biomedical Engineering (1.29%)
Lean Six Sigma (9.28%)
Biochemical Engineering (1.03%)
Accounting (3.09%)
Manufacturing Processes (15.72%)
Economics (1.03%)
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (10.57%)
Work Measurement (11.34%)
Automation (11.6%)
Procurement (2.84%)
Advanced Manufacturing (2.84%)
Project Implementation (6.19%)
Return On Investment (6.96%)
Process Design (5.67%)
Demand Planning (1.29%)
Supply Chain Planning (1.03%)
Workflow Management (7.73%)

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.

Industrial Engineering (100%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Industrial Engineering Manager skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

Engineering Intern
Engineering Co-Op/Intern
Supply Chain Engineering Intern
Industrial Manager
Summer Intern
Intern
Process Engineering Manager
Continuous Improvement Intern
Mechanical Design Engineer Co-Op

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.

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

Schaeffler Group (22)
Georgia-Pacific (22)
Conagra Brands (17)
UniFirst (15)
Burlington (13)
Trane Technologies (9)
Deutsche Post DHL Group (9)
Jabil (9)
Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. (6)
Shaw Industries (5)

North Carolina

Venteon (5)
Freudenberg Performance Materials (3)
Insight Global (1)
GAF Materials Corporation (1)
Conflux Systems (1)
Harvard Resource Solutions (1)
Viva USA (1)
Randstad (1)
Husqvarna (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.