Every occupation the official NCES/BLS crosswalk connects to industrial engineering programs, with BLS pay, the education each job usually needs, what the work involves, and where to go next.
Industrial Engineering · CIP 14.3501 · 4 careers · Check one exact major, e.g. 14.3501 Industrial Engineering, in the major to career finder
The official NCES/BLS crosswalk maps industrial engineering programs to 4 occupations that such programs typically prepare people for, including Industrial Production Manager, Architectural and Engineering Managers and Industrial Engineer. BLS median pay across them runs from $102,440 (Industrial Engineer) to $171,270 (Architectural and Engineering Managers) in May 2025. The crosswalk describes preparation, not what graduates actually go on to do.
Data Program → related occupations: these are jobs industrial engineering programs typically prepare people for (NCES/BLS crosswalk). Not a guaranteed outcome, and not a record of what graduates do.
Data Filter by the education the job usually needs or its preparation level; sort by pay or by number employed.
| Occupation | Most common education | Job Zone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Engineer | $102,440 | 365,740 | Bachelor's Degree | 4 |
| Industrial Production Manager | $126,060 | 246,250 | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | 4 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $171,270 | 220,260 | Bachelor's Degree | 5 |
| Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryPostsecondary teaching | $109,270 | 40,270 | n/a | 5 |
No occupations match these filters.
Data The education column shows a typical entry level only where O*NET data supports one answer. Check the typical education for Industrial Production Manager, one of the industrial engineering jobs above.
Data BLS national median annual wage, May 2025. These are pay levels of the occupations, not earnings of graduates.
Data The largest related occupations by employment (postsecondary teaching shown in the explorer).
Set and monitor product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.
Direct or coordinate production, processing, distribution, or marketing activities of industrial organizations.
Coordination · Judgment and Decision Making · Speaking
Mapped from CIP 14.3501Manage the coordination and overall integration of technical activities in architecture or engineering projects.
Direct, review, or approve project design changes.
Reading Comprehension · Complex Problem Solving · Active Listening
Mapped from CIP 14.3501Estimate production costs, cost saving methods, and the effects of product design changes on expenditures for management review, action, and control.
Plan and establish sequence of operations to fabricate and assemble parts or products and to promote efficient utilization.
Reading Comprehension · Active Listening · Critical Thinking
Mapped from CIP 14.3501Data Related occupations grouped by government career field, with their pay range.
Data Other programs whose crosswalk occupations overlap with these.
The NCES/BLS crosswalk relates instructional programs (CIP 2020) to occupations (SOC 2018) when programs in the CIP category typically prepare individuals directly for jobs in the occupation. This page uses the CIP program series below and shows every non-residual occupation mapped to them that has BLS wages and O*NET data; each occupation lists the CIP codes that map to it.
Searches this page answers include “what can you do with an industrial engineering degree”, “what can i do with an industrial engineering degree”, “jobs with an industrial engineering degree” (Ahrefs, U.S.).
