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Industrial Engineers in Kentucky

Is Kentucky a good place for you to work as an Industrial Engineer?

11.1% Jobs Projection
$76,400 Median Salary
360 Job Openings

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

  • Projected employment for Industrial Engineers in Kentucky is growing faster than average.

  • Industrial Engineers in Kentucky earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Industrial Engineers Work in Kentucky?

In Kentucky, there were 5,410 people working as Industrial Engineers in the year 2018.

There were 5,150 Industrial Engineers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 260 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 3,610 Industrial Engineers working in it, which means Kentucky has more Industrial Engineers than average.

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Job Projections for Kentucky

Jobs for Industrial Engineers in this state are growing at a rate of 11.1% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 9.7%.

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Kentucky Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 360 annual job openings, and 5,100 total jobs in 2026 for Industrial Engineers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 19,700 annual jobs and 283,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Industrial Engineers Make in Kentucky?

In 2018 wages for Industrial Engineers ranged from $53,520 to $109,600 with $76,400 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $25.73 to $52.69. The median hourly rate was $36.73.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $36.93 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.20.

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

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Top Kentucky Metros for Industrial Engineers

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 4,080 $88,600
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 1,620 $72,990
Lexington-Fayette, KY 790 $76,080
Bowling Green, KY 450 $75,480
Evansville, IN-KY 430 $77,010
Clarksville, TN-KY 180 $76,380
Owensboro, KY 140 $87,670
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 120 $79,400
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY 90 $80,990

Top States for Industrial Engineers Employment

View the list below to see where most Industrial Engineers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Michigan 31,520 $88,190
California 26,220 $101,920
Texas 17,910 $102,310
Ohio 15,440 $80,680
New York 12,030 $86,900
Indiana 10,820 $71,490
Massachusetts 10,720 $98,280
Florida 10,570 $73,650
Illinois 9,760 $85,570
Minnesota 9,620 $86,600
Wisconsin 9,290 $75,370
Pennsylvania 9,280 $82,210
North Carolina 9,160 $82,900
Georgia 7,260 $81,430
South Carolina 7,130 $84,840
Washington 6,740 $104,240
Connecticut 5,840 $87,700
Missouri 5,680 $82,940
Alabama 5,630 $84,540
Kentucky 5,410 $76,400

Below are the states where Industrial Engineers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Wyoming $104,510
Washington $104,240
Texas $102,310
California $101,920
Massachusetts $98,280
Colorado $97,120
Rhode Island $97,020
Maryland $96,570
Arizona $94,170
New Jersey $94,030

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