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Industries with Fastest Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary Growth

These industries raised Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians salaries the most from 2019 to 2024. Useful for deciding which industry to work in or switch to for better pay growth.

98
Industries with Growth
+79.5%
Highest Growth
+24.3%
Average Growth
10
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 98 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Fabric Mills $35,310 $63,390 +$28,080 +79.5%
2 Oil and Gas Extraction $63,070 $107,380 +$44,310 +70.3%
3 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation $62,860 $100,220 +$37,360 +59.4%
4 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing $68,510 $109,140 +$40,630 +59.3%
5 Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) $63,540 $99,730 +$36,190 +57.0%
6 Textile Mills $37,980 $59,220 +$21,240 +55.9%
7 Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing $47,720 $71,410 +$23,690 +49.6%
8 Specialized Design Services $57,780 $84,990 +$27,210 +47.1%
9 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors $53,190 $77,890 +$24,700 +46.4%
10 Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing $46,700 $65,220 +$18,520 +39.7%
11 Other Support Services $57,680 $80,440 +$22,760 +39.5%
12 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing $53,060 $73,910 +$20,850 +39.3%
13 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $54,590 $75,180 +$20,590 +37.7%
14 Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution $77,530 $105,870 +$28,340 +36.6%
15 Rubber Product Manufacturing $50,510 $68,570 +$18,060 +35.8%
16 Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing $52,180 $70,070 +$17,890 +34.3%
17 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing $48,960 $65,160 +$16,200 +33.1%
18 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $59,240 $78,730 +$19,490 +32.9%
19 Printing and Related Support Activities $49,680 $65,980 +$16,300 +32.8%
20 Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing $51,950 $68,550 +$16,600 +32.0%
21 Engineering Services $52,060 $68,670 +$16,610 +31.9%
22 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services $54,860 $72,340 +$17,480 +31.9%
23 Chemical Manufacturing $59,710 $77,640 +$17,930 +30.0%
24 Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel $50,610 $65,800 +$15,190 +30.0%
25 Primary Metal Manufacturing $49,890 $64,700 +$14,810 +29.7%
26 Other Food Manufacturing $50,420 $65,260 +$14,840 +29.4%
27 Computer Systems Design and Related Services $57,720 $73,950 +$16,230 +28.1%
28 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills $47,630 $60,900 +$13,270 +27.9%
29 Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing $49,800 $63,220 +$13,420 +26.9%
30 Converted Paper Product Manufacturing $56,800 $72,070 +$15,270 +26.9%
31 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $58,210 $73,560 +$15,350 +26.4%
32 Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing $48,740 $61,380 +$12,640 +25.9%
33 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) $50,300 $62,780 +$12,480 +24.8%
34 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services $57,210 $71,360 +$14,150 +24.7%
35 Scientific Research and Development Services $60,320 $75,160 +$14,840 +24.6%
36 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $60,320 $75,160 +$14,840 +24.6%
37 Mining (except Oil and Gas) $65,380 $81,370 +$15,990 +24.5%
38 Pipeline Transportation $86,260 $107,250 +$20,990 +24.3%
39 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing $50,940 $63,070 +$12,130 +23.8%
40 Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing $49,910 $61,770 +$11,860 +23.8%
41 Household Appliance Manufacturing $50,350 $62,030 +$11,680 +23.2%
42 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing $47,140 $57,890 +$10,750 +22.8%
43 Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing $51,870 $63,410 +$11,540 +22.2%
44 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) $51,910 $63,430 +$11,520 +22.2%
45 Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing $46,510 $56,810 +$10,300 +22.1%
46 Other Wood Product Manufacturing $51,660 $63,100 +$11,440 +22.1%
47 Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing $58,540 $71,380 +$12,840 +21.9%
48 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods $55,770 $67,830 +$12,060 +21.6%
49 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing $51,580 $62,700 +$11,120 +21.6%
50 Wood Product Manufacturing $51,910 $63,100 +$11,190 +21.6%
51 Ship and Boat Building $53,590 $64,950 +$11,360 +21.2%
52 Grain and Oilseed Milling $48,950 $59,290 +$10,340 +21.1%
53 Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing $51,320 $62,020 +$10,700 +20.8%
54 Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing $60,150 $72,660 +$12,510 +20.8%
55 Management of Companies and Enterprises $63,330 $76,410 +$13,080 +20.7%
56 Communications Equipment Manufacturing $52,130 $62,860 +$10,730 +20.6%
57 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing $50,630 $61,050 +$10,420 +20.6%
58 Educational Services $55,320 $66,550 +$11,230 +20.3%
59 Paper Manufacturing $53,460 $64,290 +$10,830 +20.3%
60 Plastics Product Manufacturing $51,790 $62,250 +$10,460 +20.2%
61 Foundries $51,200 $61,250 +$10,050 +19.6%
62 Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing $56,040 $66,950 +$10,910 +19.5%
63 Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills $38,820 $46,360 +$7,540 +19.4%
64 Electrical Equipment Manufacturing $50,780 $60,520 +$9,740 +19.2%
65 Food Manufacturing $52,960 $63,100 +$10,140 +19.1%
66 Textile Product Mills $45,830 $54,420 +$8,590 +18.7%
67 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing $54,630 $64,850 +$10,220 +18.7%
68 Machine Shops $53,500 $63,410 +$9,910 +18.5%
69 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing $47,590 $56,330 +$8,740 +18.4%
70 Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing $51,070 $60,140 +$9,070 +17.8%
71 Utilities $85,410 $100,220 +$14,810 +17.3%
72 Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities $52,030 $60,970 +$8,940 +17.2%
73 Dairy Product Manufacturing $53,960 $63,180 +$9,220 +17.1%
74 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) $50,310 $58,800 +$8,490 +16.9%
75 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) $48,190 $56,050 +$7,860 +16.3%
76 Specialty Trade Contractors $53,270 $61,680 +$8,410 +15.8%
77 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods $56,630 $65,560 +$8,930 +15.8%
78 Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil $90,520 $104,740 +$14,220 +15.7%
79 Machinery Manufacturing $54,410 $62,810 +$8,400 +15.4%
80 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) $57,950 $66,610 +$8,660 +14.9%
81 Miscellaneous Manufacturing $53,320 $61,150 +$7,830 +14.7%
82 Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing $54,380 $61,110 +$6,730 +12.4%
83 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $58,140 $65,180 +$7,040 +12.1%
84 Support Activities for Transportation $60,360 $67,490 +$7,130 +11.8%
85 Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) $55,100 $61,060 +$5,960 +10.8%
86 Support Activities for Air Transportation $61,240 $67,490 +$6,250 +10.2%
87 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing $59,050 $64,800 +$5,750 +9.7%
88 Utility System Construction $56,710 $62,030 +$5,320 +9.4%
89 Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing $57,690 $62,680 +$4,990 +8.6%
90 Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) $54,960 $59,590 +$4,630 +8.4%
91 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $56,720 $61,210 +$4,490 +7.9%
92 Warehousing and Storage $49,210 $52,910 +$3,700 +7.5%
93 Natural Gas Distribution $90,510 $96,500 +$5,990 +6.6%
94 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing $58,470 $62,000 +$3,530 +6.0%
95 Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing $59,780 $61,960 +$2,180 +3.6%
96 Building Equipment Contractors $53,120 $54,380 +$1,260 +2.4%
97 Motor Vehicle Manufacturing $66,090 $67,370 +$1,280 +1.9%
98 Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing $57,730 $58,740 +$1,010 +1.7%

10 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Beverage Manufacturing $73,680 $50,550 -$23,130 -31.4%
2 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing $73,180 $51,750 -$21,430 -29.3%
3 Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing $55,680 $42,520 -$13,160 -23.6%
4 Temporary Help Services $56,230 $47,130 -$9,100 -16.2%
5 Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing $70,560 $59,700 -$10,860 -15.4%
6 Employment Services $55,570 $47,780 -$7,790 -14.0%
7 Administrative and Support Services $54,750 $50,060 -$4,690 -8.6%
8 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing $75,560 $72,940 -$2,620 -3.5%
9 Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing $56,800 $55,190 -$1,610 -2.8%
10 Animal Slaughtering and Processing $50,730 $49,800 -$930 -1.8%

About This Data

Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians in each industry between 2019 and 2024, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Growth percentage = (2024 median - 2019 median) / 2019 median × 100.

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