Industrial Engineers
Architecture and Engineering · SOC 17-2112
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 17-2112 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 3.7%
- Medium · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 49/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $102,440
- H-1B offered wage $105,393; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 22,600
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +11.0%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 10,151
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 52,467 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
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AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~55.4% of this role but only ~3.7% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes, including human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination.
Common titles: Continuous Improvement Engineer, Engineer, Facilities Engineer, Industrial Engineer, Operations Engineer, Plant Engineer
Representative Tasks
- •Estimate production costs, cost saving methods, and the effects of product design changes on expenditures for management review, action, and control.
- •Plan and establish sequence of operations to fabricate and assemble parts or products and to promote efficient utilization.
- •Analyze statistical data and product specifications to determine standards and establish quality and reliability objectives of finished product.
- •Confer with clients, vendors, staff, and management personnel regarding purchases, product and production specifications, manufacturing capabilities, or project status.
- •Communicate with management and user personnel to develop production and design standards.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Estimate operational costs.
- •Determine operational methods.
- •Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or operational plans.
- •Analyze project data to determine specifications or requirements.
- •Communicate technical information to suppliers, contractors, or regulatory agencies.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 3.7% | 4.5% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 15% Bright |
| Median Salary | $102,440 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 96/100 | N/A |