Industrial Engineers find ways to eliminate wastefulness in production processes. They devise efficient systems that integrate workers, machines, materials, information, and energy to make a product or provide a service.
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- Industrial Engineers
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
What do they typically do
- Review production schedules, engineering specifications, process flows, and other information to understand methods that are applied and activities that take place in manufacturing and services
- Figure out how to manufacture parts or products, or deliver services, with maximum efficiency
- Develop management control systems to make financial planning and cost analysis more efficient
- Enact quality control procedures to resolve production problems or minimize costs
- Design control systems to coordinate activities and production planning in order to ensure that products meet quality standards
- Confer with clients about product specifications, vendors about purchases, management personnel about manufacturing capabilities, and staff about the status of projects
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Aerospace Product & Parts Manufacturing
Architectural and Engineering Services
Commercial & Service Industry Machinery
Commercial Goods Merchant Wholesalers
Computers and Peripheral Equipment
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing
Electronic Equipment Repair/Maintenance
Electronic Instrument Manufacturing
Fabric Mills
Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills
Machine Shops and Threaded Products
Machinery & Supply Merchant Wholesalers
Management & Technical Consulting Svc
Management of Companies and Enterprises
Medical Equipment and Supplies Mfg
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
Motor Vehicle/Part Merchant Wholesalers
Other Electrical Equipment & Components
Other Food Manufacturing
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Other Nonferrous Metal Production
Other Support Services
Pharmaceutical & Medicine Manufacturing
Plastics Product Manufacturing
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills
Rubber Product Manufacturing
Scientific Research and Development Svc
Semiconductor and Electronic Components
Spectator Sports
Tobacco Manufacturing
Turbine and Power Transmission Equipment
Education & Training
- Education Most require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.Associated Programs or MajorsLicense
NC Workforce Credentials
Private Training Programs