What is the employment outlook for Industrial Engineers?
A recent local survey indicated that there was a need for 6,000 additional technical personnel in the Quad-City region by 2006. The Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that overall employment in industrial engineering will increase, and due to the number of industrial engineers that move into management jobs no longer categorized as industrial engineer, there will be many additional openings for replacements. On average, the salary for industrial engineers with a bachelors degree is $40,000 $70,000 a year.