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Industrial Engineer Career Market Report 2026

308 active jobs. 115 companies. Median salary $95K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

308
Active Job Openings
115
Companies Hiring
$95K
Median Salary (US)
66%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Industrial Engineer market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 66% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $95K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $79K to $140K.

Six Sigma is the most-demanded skill at 40%

SolidWorks demand rose +9.4pp — fastest-growing skill

Jabil leads hiring with 47 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Mid-Level (+$16K, +18%)

Salary increase: +$16K · Sample: Junior → Mid-Level

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior17$99K$110K$146K
Junior10$65K$84K$101K
Mid-Level10$79K$100K$171K

What jumps out

Junior → Mid-Level: +$16K (18%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States46$99KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site1.6%
Remote1.0%
Hybrid0.0%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Six Sigma
40%
Lean Manufacturing
36%
AutoCAD
34%
Project Management
28%
Data Analysis
26%
AI/LLM
21%
SQL
17%
Python
11%
Process Engineering
10%
SolidWorks
9%
Robotics
8%

Skills on the Rise

SolidWorks ↑+9.4ppRobotics ↑+7.9ppSQL ↑+3.8ppData Analysis ↑+3.2pp

Declining in Demand

Supply Chain ↓-47.8ppExcel ↓-31.2ppJournalism ↓-21.0ppSustainability ↓-12.7ppLogistics ↓-12.1pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Jabil4715.3%
Ngc144.5%
Andurilindustries123.9%
Boeing103.2%
Flextronics82.6%
Micron72.3%
Mars51.6%
Blueorigin41.3%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States172
Mexico23
Malaysia7
Singapore5
Taiwan3
Remote2
Spain2
Vietnam2

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree47.8%97
Bachelor's Degree29.6%60
Master's Degree11.8%24
MBA0.5%1

Certifications

Six Sigma (10%)MBA (4%)PMP (2%)

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