Process Industrial Engineer
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Process Industrial Engineer develops and optimizes production processes.
Job Outlook
There were 21 Process Industrial Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 314 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 $108,427.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $108,427.
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 $96,467.
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 | 78.34% |
| Master's Degree | 25.48% |
| Doctoral Degree | 0.32% |
| Other | 2.23% |
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 | 21.89% |
| 3 to 5 years | 40.8% |
| 6 to 8 years | 10.45% |
| 9+ years | 26.87% |
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 (38.85%)
- Communication (37.26%)
- Planning (35.67%)
- Problem Solving (28.98%)
- Leadership (25.48%)
- Management (25.16%)
- Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (22.29%)
- Microsoft Office (18.79%)
- Interpersonal Communications (16.24%)
- Presentations (16.24%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Continuous Improvement Process (44.4%)
- Mechanical Engineering (19.64%)
- Process Engineering (60.59%)
- Project Management (29.16%)
- Lean Manufacturing (35.01%)
- Manufacturing Processes (26.01%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Industrial Wastewater (5.99%)
- Process Failure Mode And Effects Analysis (PFMEA) (5.73%)
- Value Stream Analysis (1.64%)
- AutoCAD (20.97%)
- Facilities Planning (1.59%)
- Supply Chain (13.57%)
- Project Implementation (3.14%)
- Workflow Management (9.26%)
- Space Flight (2.02%)
- Six Sigma Methodology (20.97%)
- Capacity Planning (4.39%)
- Operations Research (4.44%)
- Chemical Process (1.51%)
- Automation (17.87%)
- Construction Management (1.81%)
- Data Analysis (16.8%)
- Business Development (9.65%)
- Procurement (5.21%)
- Data Mining (3.79%)
- Electrical Engineering (7.36%)
- Benchmarking (2.41%)
- Auditing (9.99%)
- Environmental Engineering (2.37%)
- Chemical Engineering (6.76%)
- Cost Reduction (10.03%)
- Capital Budgeting (2.2%)
- Control Systems (3.66%)
- Development Environment (2.11%)
- Engineering Drawings (3.57%)
- Economic Analysis (1.64%)
- Engineering Design Process (4.09%)
- Production Process (10.38%)
- Engineering Calculations (1.94%)
- Empowerment (1.38%)
- Manufacturing Execution System (MES) (2.02%)
- New Product Development (9.52%)
- Industrial Engineering (37.17%)
- Machinery (5.12%)
- Machining (2.33%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (9.82%)
- Taking Meeting Minutes (1.25%)
- Manufacturing Engineering (9.86%)
- Wastewater (6.33%)
- Safety Standards (2.84%)
- Product Design (2.37%)
- Operations Management (9.09%)
- Process Control (10.16%)
- Process Design (8.18%)
- Business Strategies (2.28%)
- Tooling (8.44%)
- Process Flow Diagrams (8.53%)
- Risk Analysis (3.7%)
- Balancing (Ledger/Billing) (3.66%)
- Statistical Process Controls (11.97%)
- Process Improvement (49.27%)
- Systems Integration (3.06%)
- Industrial Processes (4.13%)
- Value Stream Mapping (5.99%)
- Statistical Methods (4.61%)
- Water Treatment (1.59%)
- Root Cause Analysis (13.26%)
- Space Exploration (1.25%)
- Process Architecture (2.33%)
- Systems Design (3.4%)
- Environment Health And Safety (4.26%)
- Process Mapping (5.6%)
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.
- Mechanical Engineering (100%)
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
- Process Engineer
- Wastewater Process Engineer
- Manufacturing Industrial Engineer
- Field Deployment Manager
- Industrialization Engineer
- Controls Engineer
- Semiconductor Process Engineer
- Workflow Specialist
- Industrial Engineering 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.
- Process Engineer (General)
- Industrial Engineer (General)
- Manufacturing Engineer (General)
- Manufacturing Product Design Engineer
- Manufacturing Assembly Engineer
- Lean Manufacturing Engineer
- Process Manager
- Manufacturing Process 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
- Stantec (20)
- Moseley Technical Services (17)
- Blue Origin (16)
- Jobot (16)
- Geosyntec Consultants (14)
- Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon (12)
- FedEx (11)
- Kiewit Corporation (10)
- The Judge Group (8)
- Actalent (6)
North Carolina
- Jobot (8)
- Stantec (5)
- Actalent (2)
- Konica Minolta (2)
- Lenovo (1)
- Keihin North America (1)
- Tencarva Machinery (1)
- Revere Copper Products (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!
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