Industrial and Human Factors Engineering Career Prospects

Industrial Engineer median is $95000 10% lowest is less than 60k 10% highest is over 129K

$95,300

Industrial Engineer Median Annual Wage

Lowest 10%: less than $60,850
Highest 10%: more than $129,620

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook

Human Factors Engineer Median Annual Wage $96,427 Lowest 10% is less than $74,000 and Highest 10% is more than $124,000

$96,427

Human Factors Engineer Median Annual Wage

Lowest 10%: less than $74,000
Highest 10%: more than $124,000

Source: Zippia Human Factors Engineer Salary

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$4,578

Human Factors Engineer Summer Internship Monthly Average Salary

Source: Industrial Engineering Intern Salary: Hourly Rate (Jun 2023) (ziprecruiter.com)

Employment Opportunities Across the U.S.

arrow-alt-circle-up States with highest employment levels for Industrial Systems Engineers

  • Michigan
  • California
  • Texas
  • Ohio
  • Illinois

arrow-alt-circle-up States with highest salaries for Industrial Systems Engineers

  • Alaska: $140,020
  • California: $117,370
  • Louisiana: $116,950
  • Maryland: $114,000
  • Hawaii: $113,620

Source: Industrial Engineers (bls.gov)

arrow-alt-circle-up States with above average opportunities for Human Factors Engineers

  • Alabama
  • Connecticut
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kentucky
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • New Hampshire
  • Ohio
  • South Carolina
  • Wisconsin

Source: State Map for Human Factors Engineers & Ergonomists at My Next Move

Employers and Job Titles of Our Graduates

check-circle 2020–2021 Industrial Engineering Graduates are Employed By

  • Bullen Ultrasonics
  • Crown Equipment
  • Dayton-Phoenix
  • Enginetics
  • Emerson
  • ITW/Hobart Corp.
  • FedEx Ground
  • Honeywell
  • Inteva Products
  • Indiana University Health
  • Kroger Corp.
  • Lord Corporation
  • Navistar
  • Norwood Medical
  • NuVasive
  • Teikuro Corp
  • Tesla
  • Trimble
  • Whirlpool
  • Winsupply
  • UES
  • United Grinding

check-circle Industrial Engineering Graduates Work As

  • Controls Engineer
  • Data Analyst
  • Engineering Specialist
  • Industrial Engineer
  • Lean Manufacturing Engineer
  • Logistics Engineer
  • Manufacturing Engineer
  • Operations Engineer
  • Project Engineer
  • Process Engineer
  • Product Development Engineer
  • Production Engineer
  • Quality Engineer
  • Supply Chain Engineer

check-circle Human Factors Engineering Graduates are Employed By

  • NuVasive Manufacturing, LLC.
  • Prosthetic Design Inc.
  • QuEST Global Services
  • Riverside Research Group
  • Talis Clinical
  • USAF 711 Human Performance Wing

check-circle Human Factors Engineering Graduates Work As

  • Applications Engineer
  • Biomedical Engineer
  • Clinical Engineer
  • Computational Research Assistant
  • Design Engineer
  • Field Engineer
  • Medical Device R&D
  • Medical Imaging R&D
  • Product Development
  • Research Engineer
  • Research Associate
  • Sales Engineer

Employment Figures and Average Salary by Industry

Human Factors Engineering

Industry

Employment

Average Annual Salary

Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing

23,360

$ 107,810

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services

23,020

$ 102,180

Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only)

19,790

$ 90,700

Management of Companies and Enterprises

16,800

$ 109,000

Navigational, Measuring, Electro medical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing

16,100

$ 105,450

Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services

50

$ 165,920

Oil and Gas Extraction

1,200

$ 143,980

Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services

40

$ 138,390

Other Pipeline Transportation

50

$ 132,400

Scheduled Air Transportation

70

$ 132,060

Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing

5,140

$ 101,080

Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing

990

$ 101,900

Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing

15,650

$ 101,350

Source: Industrial Engineers (bls.gov)
 

Job Searches

search What are popular job titles related to Human Factors Engineering jobs?

For Human Factors Engineering jobs, the most frequently searched job titles are:

  • NASA Human Factors
  • Human Factors Specialist
  • Aviation Human Factors
  • Human Factors Consultant
  • Usability Engineer
  • Human Factors Research
  • Human Service
  • Human Factors Engineer
  • Human Factors Scientist
  • Human Design

Source: The 10 Top Types Of Human Factors Engineer Jobs (ziprecruiter.com)

search What job categories do people searching Human Factors Engineering jobs look for?

The top searched job categories for Human Factors Engineering jobs are:

  • Factors
  • Human Factor
  • Department Human Services
  • Human Factors
  • Human Centered Design
  • Human Factors Ergonomics
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Human Services
  • Human Factors Psychology
  • Human Factors And Ergonomics

Source: The 10 Top Types Of Human Factors Jobs (ziprecruiter.com)

check-circle Human Factors Engineering Employers

  • Twitter
  • PayPal
  • eBay
  • Apple
  • Amazon
  • Zappos.com
  • Kelly Services
  • CyberCoders
  • Best Buy
  • Genentech
  • Epitec
  • Sony Electronics
  • Delve
  • Magic Leap
  • Randstad North America, Inc.

Source: Human Factors Engineer Salary (June 2023) - Zippia