Industrial Engineers (17-2112)

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Occupation 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. Excludes Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors (17-2111).

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Employment and Job Openings   (click here for the 10-year forecast)

	Employment			Average annual openings
	2018 estimate	2028 projection	Percent change	Labor force exits	Occupation transfers	Total
Alaska	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
United States	284,600	308,400	0.0	6,000	14,300	22,600

Job outlook

• Alaska: The job outlook for Alaska is not available.

2019 Wages

	Mean Wage	Wage by Percentile
	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
United States	44.55	27.54	33.91	42.32	52.96	64.46
Alaska	*	*	33.91	*	52.96	*
Anchorage/Mat-Su Area	56.66	35.37	43.52	55.90	69.84	82.50

* indicates the estimate is not available, or the hourly wage is greater than $100, or the annual wage is greater than $208,000.

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