Where an industrial engineer can go next
12 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an industrial engineer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Industrial engineers design a vast array of production systems aiming to present efficient and effective solutions. They integrate a varied number of variables such as workers, technology, ergonomics, production flows, and product specifications for the design and implementation of production systems. They can specify and design for microsystems as well.
Also known as industrial engineering consultant, industrial engineering expert, industrial technology engineering expert, industrial technology engineer, industrial engineering adviser, industrial technology engineering adviser, industrial engineering specialist, industrial engineers, industrial technology engineering specialist, industry 4.0 specialist, industrial waste engineer, industrial technology engineering consultant.
Professionals 77 skills on file 12 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: production engineer, 67%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1 · Within reach
- production engineer 67% covered · difficulty 35.2
- container equipment design engineer 60% covered · difficulty 42.9
- industrial tool design engineer 58% covered · difficulty 47.5
- surface engineer 57% covered · difficulty 44.6
- manufacturing engineer 56% covered · difficulty 46.1
- rolling stock engineer 55% covered · difficulty 48
- packing machinery engineer 55% covered · difficulty 48
- rotating equipment engineer 55% covered · difficulty 50.4
- mechanical engineering drafter 54% covered · difficulty 44.1
- fluid power engineer 52% covered · difficulty 49.8
- product development engineering drafter 52% covered · difficulty 48.5
Table 2 · A bigger jump
Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.
Table 3 · What the job itself asks for
An industrial engineer needs 9 required skills and areas of knowledge. They say the most about the work.
- production engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
- industrial engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
- production processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
- optimise production processes parameters communication, collaboration and creativity
- approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
- manufacturing processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
- adjust engineering designs communication, collaboration and creativity
- engineering processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
- engineering principles engineering, manufacturing and construction
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Industrial engineer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an industrial engineer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.