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Industrial Engineering Technicians in California

Want to work in California as an Industrial Engineering Technician? Read this first!

7.5% Jobs Projection
$66,770 Median Salary
380 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Industrial Engineering Technicians in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Industrial Engineering Technicians in California is growing faster than average.

  • Industrial Engineering Technicians in California earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Industrial Engineering Technicians Work in California?

4,080 people worked as Industrial Engineering Technicians in 2018 in this state.

There were 3,830 Industrial Engineering Technicians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 250 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 980 Industrial Engineering Technicians working in it, which means California has more Industrial Engineering Technicians than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Industrial Engineering Technicians in this state are growing at a rate of 7.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.6%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 380 annual job openings, and 4,300 total jobs in 2026 for Industrial Engineering Technicians in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 5,500 annual jobs and 64,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Industrial Engineering Technicians Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Industrial Engineering Technicians ranged from $37,560 to $101,160 with $66,770 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $18.06 to $48.64. The median hourly rate was $32.1.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $31.25 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.85.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Industrial Engineering Technicians

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Industrial Engineering Technicians.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,510 $73,880
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 610 $71,510
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 470 $61,590
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 450 $61,560
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 440 $57,240
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 140 $60,160
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 140 $52,860
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 60 n/a
Bakersfield, CA 50 $83,910
Santa Rosa, CA 50 $70,330
Stockton-Lodi, CA 40 $70,680
Fresno, CA 30 $55,480

Top States for Industrial Engineering Technicians Employment

The table below shows the states where most Industrial Engineering Technicians work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 5,090 $65,650
Michigan 4,430 $51,520
California 4,080 $66,770
Minnesota 3,340 $50,710
New York 3,150 $56,150
Tennessee 3,140 $47,250
Ohio 3,030 $54,810
Indiana 2,860 $47,250
Massachusetts 2,810 $57,510
North Carolina 2,750 $46,470
Pennsylvania 2,410 $55,060
Florida 2,390 $48,770
Arizona 2,300 $57,750
Illinois 1,790 $54,800
Vermont 1,400 $63,280
South Carolina 1,400 $53,870
Missouri 1,320 $54,020
Colorado 1,260 $53,610
Georgia 1,110 $56,430
Kentucky 1,090 $51,820

Below are the states where Industrial Engineering Technicians get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Louisiana $82,040
New Mexico $79,100
Oklahoma $67,980
California $66,770
Texas $65,650
Vermont $63,280
Maryland $62,530
Montana $61,920
Rhode Island $60,320
Maine $59,920

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