Occupation

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Human Advantage 70%

Significant human skills needed

AI Automation Risk Low Risk
2.9 / 10

This occupation requires complex human judgment, social interaction, and creative problem-solving that are difficult to automate.

Apply engineering theory and principles to problems of industrial layout or manufacturing production, usually under the direction of engineering staff. May perform time and motion studies on worker operations in a variety of industries for purposes such as establishing standard production rates or improving efficiency.

Also Known As: 3D Printing Tech (Three Dimensional Printing Technician), Additive Manufacturing Production Technician, Additive Manufacturing Technician, Analysis Tester, Boiler Water Tester, Business Process Analyst, CAD Specialist (Computer Aided Design Specialist), Cellophane Tester +103 more

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Core Tasks

  1. Test selected products at specified stages in the production process for performance characteristics or adherence to specifications.
  2. Compile and evaluate statistical data to determine and maintain quality and reliability of products.
  3. Study time, motion, methods, or speed involved in maintenance, production, or other operations to establish standard production rate or improve efficiency.
  4. Read worker logs, product processing sheets, or specification sheets to verify that records adhere to quality assurance specifications.
  5. Verify that equipment is being operated and maintained according to quality assurance standards by observing worker performance.
  6. Aid in planning work assignments in accordance with worker performance, machine capacity, production schedules, or anticipated delays.

Supplemental Tasks (1)

  1. Evaluate industrial operations for compliance with permits or regulations related to the generation, storage, treatment, transportation, or disposal of hazardous materials or waste.

Education & Training

Job Zone 3 Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Education: Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Experience: Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
On-the-Job Training: Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Education Level Distribution

Percentage of workers in this occupation with each education level.

Some College Courses
37%
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
26%
Bachelor's Degree
15%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
12%
Less than a High School Diploma
10%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)
1%
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Technology & Tools

Hot Technologies

  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Bentley MicroStation
  • C
  • C++
  • Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
  • Extensible markup language XML
  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Project
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Microsoft Visual Basic
  • Microsoft Visual Studio
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Word
  • SAP software
  • The MathWorks MATLAB
  • UNIX

Software (111)

  • ABB CPM4Metals
  • AVEVA InTouch HMI
  • Advanced Dimensional Management 3D-GD&T
  • Artificial intelligence software
  • AspenTech Aspen InfoPlus
  • Autodesk Algor Simulation
  • Autodesk Inventor
  • Beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code BASIC
  • Blink
  • CNC Mastercam
  • Cadence PSpice
  • Cimatron computer-aided design and manufacturing software
  • Computer aided design CAD software
  • Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
  • Computer numerical control CNC software
  • Computerized numerical control CNC machine software
  • Computerized numerical control CNC software
  • Dassault Systemes CATIA
  • Data entry software
  • Database software
  • Delcam PowerMILL
  • Delcam computer-aided design and manufacturing software
  • Desktop publishing software
  • EPLAN software
  • Eko
  • Email software
  • Enterprise resource planning ERP software
  • Fanuc CNC software
  • G-code
  • Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing software
  • GibbsCAM
  • Graphics editing software
  • Graphics software
  • Horizon Software MRP Plus
  • Human machine interface HMI software
  • IBM CATIA
  • IBM Notes
  • IMSI TurboCAD
  • Infinity QS ProFicient
  • Infor Industrial Essentials
  • Inlet Technologies Semaphore
  • Kinematic Engineering MicroMeasure IV
  • Kubotek CADKEY Wireframe
  • Loom
  • MASS Group FactoryLink SCADA HMI
  • MSC Software Adams
  • MSC Software Nastran
  • MSC Software Patran
  • Management information systems MIS
  • Manufacturing execution system MES
  • Materials requirement planning MRP software
  • Materilise Magics
  • MathWorks Simulink
  • Microsoft Exchange
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • Minitab
  • National Instruments LabVIEW
  • National Instruments Multisim
  • National Instruments NI-DAQmx
  • Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
  • PLC Automation Intellution iFIX
  • PTC Creo Parametric
  • Planit Alphacam
  • Plant design management system PDMS
  • Plant maintenance software
  • Presentation software
  • ProModel
  • Production planning software
  • Programmable logic controller PLC software
  • Rapid prototyping software
  • Rockwell Automation Arena
  • Siemens NX
  • Siemens SIMATIC HMI
  • Siemens SINUMERIK CNC
  • Siemens Solid Edge
  • Spreadsheet software
  • Stat-Ease Design-Expert
  • Statistical process control SPC software
  • Statistical software
  • Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
  • Tebis computer aided design software
  • Three-dimensional modeling software
  • Three-dimensional parametric design software
  • VIA Information Tools MAN-IT
  • Vectorworks Machine Design
  • Vero Software SURFCAM
  • Web browser software
  • Wilcox Associates PC-DMIS
  • Word processing software

Tools & Equipment (134)

  • 3-axis computer numerically controlled CNC milling machines
  • Adjustable hand wrenches
  • Air conditioning units
  • Air heaters
  • Air purifying respirators
  • Angle plates
  • Autocollimators
  • Automated vision systems
  • Automatic microhardness testers
  • Band saws
  • Belt conveyors
  • Bench grinders
  • Bioreactors
  • Blow molding machines
  • Boring tools
  • Centrifugal casting machines
  • Computer numerical control CNC vertical lathes
  • Computer numerical controlled CNC milling machines
  • Computerized numerical control CNC lathes
  • Computerized numerical control CNC machining centers
  • Computerized numerical control CNC routers
  • Computerized numerical control CNC turning centers
  • Conductivity meters
  • Coordinate measuring machines CMM
  • Deburring tools
  • Desktop computers
  • Dial calipers
  • Dial indicators
  • Digital calipers
  • Digital hardness testers
  • Digital logic analyzers
  • Digital logic probes
  • Digital micrometers
  • Digital oscilloscopes
  • Digital spectrum analyzers
  • Digital video cameras
  • Dilatometers
  • Direct computer-controlled coordinate measuring machines DCC-CMM
  • Drill presses
  • Dye penetrant inspection equipment
  • Dynamic actuators
  • Eddy current inspection equipment
  • Edge finders
  • Electric boilers
  • Electrical discharge machines EDM
  • Engine lathes
  • Extruding machines
  • Fatigue testing machines
  • Filtration systems
  • Forklifts
  • Fume hoods
  • Function generators
  • Fused deposition modeling FDM machines
  • Gas-powered generators
  • Gauge blocks
  • Go/no-go gauges
  • Grinders
  • Heat exchangers
  • Height gauges
  • Hex key sets
  • Horizontal milling machines
  • Impact testers
  • In-line flowmeters
  • Induction melting units
  • Injection molding machines
  • Laboratory centrifuges
  • Laboratory glassware washers
  • Laser cutting equipment
  • Laser scanners
  • Lathes
  • Machinist rules
  • Magnetic inspection equipment
  • Manual hardness testers
  • Melting point apparatus
  • Micrometers
  • Milling machines
  • Mixing tanks
  • Optical comparators
  • Optical power meters
  • Optical spectrum analyzers
  • Optical time domain reflectometers OTDR
  • Oscilloscopes
  • Osmometers
  • Parallel sets
  • Pedestal grinders
  • Permanent mold casting machines
  • Personal computers
  • Phillips head screwdrivers
  • Pin gauges
  • Pipe bending mandrels
  • Pipe reamers
  • Pipettes
  • Plastic injection molding machines
  • Plotters
  • Portable air compressors
  • Power drills
  • Power production turbines
  • Precision rulers
  • Production robots
  • Programmable automation controllers PAC
  • Programmable function generators
  • Programmable logic controllers PLC
  • Protective face shields
  • Safety glasses
  • Safety gloves
  • Safety goggles
  • Scissor lifts
  • Servohydraulic tensile testing machines
  • Signal analyzers
  • Signal generators
  • Soldering equipment
  • Spectrometers
  • Spectrophotometers
  • Steam autoclaves
  • Steam boilers
  • Straight screwdrivers
  • Surface grinding machines
  • Tensile testers
  • Thermoplastic injection molding presses
  • Three-dimensional laser digitizers
  • Three-dimensional prototyping printer
  • Toolmaker's microscopes
  • Universal testing machines
  • V blocks
  • Vacuum gauges
  • Vacuum pumps
  • Vernier calipers
  • Vertical machining centers
  • Vertical spindle mills
  • Viscosity meters
  • Wire splicers
  • Wire strippers
  • pH indicators
  • pH meters

Where This Career Leads

Career progression organized by specialty track and experience level.

Engineering Advanced Manufacturing

Zone 2
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists 79% match
Zone 3
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians You are here
Zone 4
Industrial Engineers 96% match
Zone 5
Microsystems Engineers 80% match

Production & Automation Advanced Manufacturing

Zone 1
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 75% match
Zone 2
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 79% match
Zone 3
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians You are here
Zone 4
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians 93% match
Zone 5
Microsystems Engineers 80% match

Resource Extraction Advanced Manufacturing

Zone 1
Rock Splitters, Quarry 75% match
Zone 2
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining 76% match
Zone 3
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians You are here
Zone 4
Materials Engineers 81% match
Zone 5
Architectural and Engineering Managers 78% match

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