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Industrial Engineering Technicians in Illinois

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4.7% Jobs Projection
$54,800 Median Salary
170 Job Openings

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

  • Projected employment for Industrial Engineering Technicians in Illinois is growing slower than average.

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

How Many Industrial Engineering Technicians Work in Illinois?

There were approximately 1,790 workers employed as Industrial Engineering Technicians in this state in 2018.

There were 1,980 Industrial Engineering Technicians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 190 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Industrial Engineering Technicians in this state are growing at a rate of 4.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.6%.

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Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 170 annual job openings, and a total of 1,990 jobs for Illinois Industrial Engineering Technicians in 2026.

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

What do Industrial Engineering Technicians Make in Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Industrial Engineering Technicians ranged from $35,940 to $78,030 with $54,800 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.28 to $37.52. The median hourly rate was $26.35.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $26.73 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.38.

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

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Top Illinois 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
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,640 $50,870
St. Louis, MO-IL 830 $62,920
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 40 $69,810

Top States for Industrial Engineering Technicians Employment

View the list below to see 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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