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Industrial Engineers in North Carolina

Want to work in North Carolina as an Industrial Engineer? Read this first!

14.0% Jobs Projection
$82,900 Median Salary
690 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Industrial Engineers Work in North Carolina?

There were approximately 9,160 workers employed as Industrial Engineers in this state in 2018.

There were 9,080 Industrial Engineers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 80 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Industrial Engineers in this state are growing at a rate of 14.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 9.7%.

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North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 690 annual job openings, and a total of 9,550 jobs for North Carolina Industrial Engineers in 2026.

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

What do Industrial Engineers Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Industrial Engineers ranged from $55,130 to $125,160 with $82,900 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $26.51 to $60.17. The median hourly rate was $39.85.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $40 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.15.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top North Carolina 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
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 2,270 $80,180
Raleigh, NC 1,420 $92,740
Greensboro-High Point, NC 990 $80,390
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 970 $85,890
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 710 $100,780
Winston-Salem, NC 680 $79,940
Asheville, NC 520 $74,070
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 460 $72,520
Wilmington, NC 250 $100,190
Rocky Mount, NC 220 $78,630
Burlington, NC 180 $69,930
New Bern, NC 150 $79,060
Greenville, NC 120 $80,210
Fayetteville, NC 80 $83,630
Goldsboro, NC 50 $80,430

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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