Salary Range
$25,000 to $100,000Overview
Industrial engineering technicians assist industrial engineers in their duties: they collect and analyze data and make recommendations for the efficient use of personnel, materials, and machines to produce goods or to provide services. They may study the time, movements, and methods a worker uses to accomplish daily tasks in production, maintenance, or clerical areas.
Industrial engineering technicians prepare charts to illustrate workflow, floor layouts, materials handling, and machine utilization. They make statistical studies, analyze production costs, prepare layouts of machinery and equipment, help plan work flow and work assignments, and recommend revisions to revamp production methods or improve standards. As part of their job, industrial engineering technicians often use equipment such as computers, timers, and video cameras. There are approximately 62,290 industrial engineering technicians employed in the United States.
Minimum Education Level
Associate's DegreeCertification/License
RecommendedOutlook
DeclinePersonality Traits
Organized
Problem-Solving
Technical
Career Ladder
Chief Industrial Engineer
Industrial Engineer
Industrial Engineering Technician
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