Career Path Forecast
 According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
industrial engineers are expected to have employment growth of 20
percent over the projections decade of 2006-2016 -- that's faster than the average for all
occupations. As firms look for new ways to reduce costs and raise
productivity, they increasingly will turn to industrial engineers to
develop more efficient processes and reduce costs, delays, and waste.
This should lead to job
growth for these engineers, even in manufacturing industries with slowly
growing or declining employment overall. Because their work is similar
to that done in management occupations, many industrial engineers leave
the occupation to become managers. Many openings will be created by the
need to replace industrial engineers who transfer to other occupations
or leave the labor force.
Note: Some resources in this section are provided by the US Department
of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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