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Occupational Description

Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes including human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination.

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Industrial Engineers

Employment Outlook for Industrial Engineers

Statewide Employment Analysis	2008 employment is estimated to be somewhat larger than the regional average. Regional employment is expected to decline in this occupation between 2008 and 2018. Total job openings are projected to be somewhat higher than the regional average. Despite declining employment, reasonable employment opportunities exist largely due to the need to fill replacement job openings.

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Current Employment Department Job Openings for Industrial Engineers There are 41 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 26 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Wage Offered
Project Controls Analyst	5/11/10	Lake Oswego
Associate Call Center Engineering Analyst	6/4/10	Tigard
Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer	6/4/10	Tualatin
Manufacturing Engineer	4/12/10	Corvallis	to $78,228/yr DOE
Quality Assurance Specialist 4	6/16/10	Oregon City
Quality Engineer	6/19/10	Tualatin
Quality Assurance Analyst	6/29/10	Aloha
Process Engineer	7/7/10	Wilsonville	DOE
(10-139) Quality Assurance Technician 3	7/13/10	Beaverton	DOE
Engineer II - Tech Transfer (33122)	7/9/10	Hillsboro	DOE
Cost Reduction Engineer - Molding	7/20/10	Hillsboro
Business Excellence Specialist	7/20/10	Eugene	DOE
QA Engineer	7/20/10	Tualatin
Ncg Supplier QA Engineer	7/20/10	Tualatin
Manufacturing Engineer - Solidworks and AutoCAD	8/3/10	Corvallis	$52,152/yr
Reliability Engineer	8/4/10	Hillsboro
Mgr Prod Engineering IV	7/30/10	Corvallis	DOE
Scientist 3, Production	8/6/10	Eugene	DOE
(#10-153) Manufacturing Technician	8/4/10	Beaverton	DOE
Product Development Engineer	8/5/10	Wilsonville
QA Engineer	8/13/10	Beaverton
Quality Assurance Specialist	8/11/10	Hermiston
Iso Specialist/Qa Documentation Specialist - (Rg13718)	8/11/10	Hillsboro
Manufacturing Engineer - Lean Manufacturing, Quality - 264842-Ims	8/12/10	Tigard	$70,000/yr to $100,000/yr
Configuration Engineer	8/11/10	Tualatin	$92,227/yr

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Job Openings from the Web for Industrial Engineers The following job openings have been automatically extracted from various sites across the Web. These links are provided as supplemental resources. However, the Employment Department cannot validate these openings nor endorse any of these external sites. Some of these jobs may no longer be open. In some cases, a single opening may be posted on multiple sites.

There are 325 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 26 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Employer
Hydro Engineer - Career or Lead/Senior	8/31/10	Portland	PacifiCorp
Molding Engineer	8/31/10	Wilsonville	Tyco Electronics
Manufacturing Test Snr Manager	8/30/10	Hillsboro	Oracle Corporation
Product Development Engineer	8/30/10	Salem	Hewlett-Packard Company
Senior Quality Engineer	8/30/10		Perceptive Pixel
Manufacturing Engineer - Programming	8/30/10	Newberg	Climax Portable Machine Tools
Diffusion Senior Process Engineer	8/30/10	Beaverton	MAXIM
Senior Implant Process Engineer	8/30/10	Beaverton	MAXIM
Manufacturing Engineer	8/30/10	Newberg	Climax Portable Machine Tools
Sustaining Engineer	8/30/10	Portland	Kforce Professional Staffing, Inc.
Quality Control Auditor	8/30/10	Canby	Johnson Controls
Bipolar Process Integration Engineer	8/30/10	Beaverton	MAXIM
Sustaining Engineer	8/30/10	Portland	Kforce Professional Staffing, Inc.
Product Development Engineer	8/30/10	Salem
BEOL Process Integration Engineer	8/30/10	Beaverton	MAXIM
Prototype Specialist III Salary: N/A	8/30/10	Milwaukie	Pacific Scientific - OECO
Process Engineer - Polymer Extrusio...	8/29/10	Salem	Image Associates
MEDIA JOBS	8/29/10
Engineering Jobs	8/29/10
Customer Service & Call Centre Jobs	8/29/10
Fiber Optics Process Development Engineer	8/29/10	Wilsonville
Progressive Industrial Manufacturer...	8/29/10	Happy Valley	FPC of Fort Collins
QA Associate (Document Control)	8/28/10	Corvallis
Reliability Engineer	8/28/10	Hillsboro	Kforce Professional Staffing, Inc.
Engineering Jobs	8/28/10		Cemcon International

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State of Oregon License Information for Industrial Engineers No statewide license is required for this occupation.

Wages for Industrial Engineers

Region	---------------- 2010 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th
Oregon Statewide	$26.72	$32.01	$38.99	$47.26	$53.43	$39.20	$81,521
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	25.31	33.61	42.12	47.91	52.17	39.78	82,754
Multnomah / Washington	28.10	33.48	40.74	48.98	55.21	40.83	84,932
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	21.57	25.64	31.50	39.63	46.56	32.41	67,406
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	25.33	30.20	36.29	41.95	49.65	36.24	75,392
Lane	22.80	27.60	34.56	39.86	45.35	33.75	70,203
Douglas	22.85	27.10	31.54	38.41	43.64	32.22	67,001
Jackson / Josephine	21.43	26.58	30.95	39.01	47.48	32.44	67,469
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	19.76	22.67	31.57	42.00	48.38	32.53	67,660
Klamath / Lake	24.38	34.05	39.73	44.31	50.30	38.49	80,053
Morrow / Umatilla	28.82	32.39	38.33	44.73	51.77	39.22	81,582
Clackamas	26.75	31.53	36.78	42.92	49.40	36.98	76,919

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Regional Employment Projections for Industrial Engineers

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
	2008	2018			Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	2,911	2,849	-62	-2.1%	0	74	74
Multnomah / Washington	2,235	2,232	-3	-0.1%	0	57	57
Clackamas	228	232	4	1.8%	0	6	6
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	112	111	-1	-0.9%	0	3	3
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	84	85	1	1.2%	0	2	2
Lane	71	83	12	16.9%	1	2	3
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	52	57	5	9.6%	1	1	2
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	45	33	-12	-26.7%	0	1	1
Morrow / Umatilla	28	9	-19	-67.9%	0	1	1
Jackson / Josephine	21	22	1	4.8%	0	1	1
Douglas	15	15	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	10	11	1	10.0%	0	0	0
Klamath / Lake	8	9	1	12.5%	0	0	0
Coos / Curry	3	3	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Baker / Union / Wallowa	3	3	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Grant / Harney / Malheur	2	1	-1	-50.0%	0	0	0

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Industries of Employment for Industrial Engineers

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2008 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	2,911
Total, All Industries	Private	2,902
Construction	Private	51
Construction of Buildings	Private	51
Nonresidential Building Construction	Private	51
Manufacturing	Private	2,456
Wood Product Manufacturing	Private	47
Other Wood Product Manufacturing	Private	35
Paper Manufacturing	Private	76
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	Private	65
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	Private	59
Plastics Product Manufacturing	Private	57
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	Private	29
Primary Metal Manufacturing	Private	127
Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	Private	46
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	Private	58
Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing	Private	40
Machinery Manufacturing	Private	124
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	Private	63
Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	Private	30
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	Private	1,634
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	Private	44
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	Private	1,384
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	Private	191
Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	Private	47
Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	Private	30
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	Private	122
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	Private	42
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	Private	68
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing	Private	37
Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing	Private	25
Miscellaneous Manufacturing	Private	52
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	Private	42
Wholesale Trade	Private	77
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	Private	61
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	Private	46
Transportation and Warehousing	Private	32
Couriers and Messengers	Private	28
Couriers	Private	28
Information	Private	30
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	Private	56
Management of Companies and Enterprises	Private	102
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	Private	42
Waste Management and Remediation Services	Private	26
Waste Treatment and Disposal	Private	23
Other Services (except Public Administration)	Private	50
Repair and Maintenance	Private	50
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	Private	50

Educational Requirements for Industrial Engineers Workers must have a bachelor's degree to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with a master's degree have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Industrial Engineers

• Analyze Engineering Design Problems
• Apply Basic Engineering Principles
• Apply Design Engineering Theory
• Apply Drafting And Mechanical Drawing Knowledge And Techniques
• Apply Linear Algebra
• Apply Manufacturing Process Theory
• Apply Mathematical Principles To Accounting, Bookkeeping Or Budgeting
• Apply Mathematical Principles To Identify, Analyze And Solve Problems
• Apply Mathematics To Operations Research
• Apply Mathematics To Statistical Modeling
• Apply Psychology Theory
• Apply Quality Assurance Techniques
• Apply Research Methodology To Science Or Engineering
• Apply Statistical Methods
• Apply Statistical Process Control (Spc)
• Apply Technical Information To Manufacturing And Industrial Activities
• Conduct Quantitative Analysis
• Coordinate Production Materials And Processes
• Coordinate Teams
• Design And Conduct Tests Of Engineered Systems
• Design And Develop Manufacturing Processes And Systems
• Design And Plan Production
• Design Control Systems
• Design Operational Plans For Manufacturing And Processing Plants
• Design Tables Depicting Data
• Determine Production Factors
• Develop Delivery And Production Schedules
• Develop Maintenance Schedules
• Develop Management Control Systems
• Estimate Costs For Engineering Projects
• Estimate Materials For Production And Manufacturing
• Estimate Time Needed For Project
• Evaluate Costs Of Engineering Projects
• Evaluate Data From Engineering Projects
• Evaluate Manufacturing And Processing Systems
• Explain Complex Mathematical Information
• Interpret Computerized Data And Reports
• Organize And Prioritize Work According To Operations Research Principles
• Plan And Test Engineering Methods
• Prepare Reports In Timely Manner
• Provide Analytical Assessment Of Engineering Data
• Read Blueprints And Technical Drawings
• Read Production Layouts
• Solve Engineering Problems
• Supervise Engineering Projects
• Supervise Industrial Projects
• Test Operational Procedures In Manufacturing Setting
• Understand Manufacturing Methods And Techniques
• Understand Properties Of Gases And Liquids In Production, Processing And Manufacturing
• Use Accounting And Budgeting Concepts In Engineering Work And Projects
• Use Algebra
• Use Calculus
• Use Computer Aided Drafting Software
• Use Computers For Design, Drafting, Modeling And Other Engineering Tasks
• Use Engineering To Develop Production Methods
• Use Geometry
• Use Mathematical Principles To Design Manufacturing And Related Processes
• Use Metric System
• Use Project Management Techniques
• Work As A Team Member
• Write Performance Requirements For Product Development And Engineering Projects

Schools and Training Providers for Industrial Engineers The training providers listed below offer programs related to this occupation. This information is updated once per year. Anyone interested in a particular program should check with the training institution regarding its availability. Listing these training providers does not necessarily constitute or imply their endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the State of Oregon.

• Industrial Engineering

Clackamas Community College 19600 South Molalla Ave Oregon City, OR 97045 Phone: (503) 657-6958 Programs of Training: Industrial Engineering

Oregon State University 104 Kerr Administration Bldg. Corvallis, OR 97331 Phone: (541) 737-0123 Programs of Training: Industrial Engineering

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Industrial Engineers These Oregon community colleges have defined career pathway roadmaps to facilitate entry into this occupation:

Rogue Community College

Apprenticeship: Electrician Manufacturing/Engineering Technology

Related Occupations The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Industrial Engineers matches the occupation in the list. A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed below.

Occupation	Skill Overlap
Engineers, All Other	47%
Industrial Engineering Technicians	43%
Mechanical Engineers	38%
Materials Engineers	35%
Electrical Engineers	34%
Environmental Engineers	33%
Industrial Production Managers	33%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	32%
Aerospace Engineers	32%
Computer Hardware Engineers	31%