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Industrial Engineering

Bachelor's degree pathway in Industrial Engineering for career exploration, job matching, certifications, and graduate degree planning.

Career paths
5
Salary range
$49K–$181K
Certifications
7
Master's options
6
Career advancement roadmap

Your path to the next level

A milestone-by-milestone view of how to grow from here.

  1. Current role
    Associate Product Engineer
    Entry
  2. Recommended certification
    Six Sigma Green Belt
    Professional
  3. Recommended master's
    MBA
    Business
  4. Next career level
    Director of Manufacturing Engineer
    Engineering
  5. Future salary potential
    $181K potential
    Top of range across mapped roles
Overview

Jobs you can pursue

Career ladder

Where each path leads

Engineering
  1. 1
    Associate Manufacturing Engineer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Manufacturing Engineer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Manufacturing Engineer
    Senior8-15+ years
Technology
  1. 1
    Associate Information Security Analyst
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Information Security Analyst
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Information Security Analyst
    Senior8-15+ years
Engineering
  1. 1
    Associate Quality Engineer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Quality Engineer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Quality Engineer
    Senior8-15+ years
Engineering
  1. 1
    Associate Structural Engineer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Structural Engineer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Structural Engineer
    Senior8-15+ years
Technology
  1. 1
    Associate Cloud Engineer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Cloud Engineer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Cloud Engineer
    Senior8-15+ years
Technology
  1. 1
    Associate Network Administrator
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Network Administrator
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Network Administrator
    Senior8-15+ years
Technology
  1. 1
    Associate Web Developer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Web Developer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Web Developer
    Senior8-15+ years
Engineering
  1. 1
    Associate Process Engineer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Process Engineer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Process Engineer
    Senior8-15+ years
Engineering
  1. 1
    Associate Industrial Engineer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Industrial Engineer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Industrial Engineer
    Senior8-15+ years
Engineering
  1. 1
    Associate Validation Engineer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Validation Engineer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Validation Engineer
    Senior8-15+ years
Engineering
  1. 1
    Associate Field Engineer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Field Engineer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Field Engineer
    Senior8-15+ years
Engineering
  1. 1
    Associate Systems Engineer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Systems Engineer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Systems Engineer
    Senior8-15+ years
Technology
  1. 1
    Associate Software Developer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Software Developer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Software Developer
    Senior8-15+ years
Technology
  1. 1
    Associate Data Scientist
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Data Scientist
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Data Scientist
    Senior8-15+ years
Technology
  1. 1
    Associate Data Analyst
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Data Analyst
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Data Analyst
    Senior8-15+ years
Technology
  1. 1
    Associate Business Intelligence Analyst
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Business Intelligence Analyst
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Business Intelligence Analyst
    Senior8-15+ years
Engineering
  1. 1
    Associate Materials Engineer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Materials Engineer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Materials Engineer
    Senior8-15+ years
Technology
  1. 1
    Associate Frontend Developer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Frontend Developer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Frontend Developer
    Senior8-15+ years
Technology
  1. 1
    Associate Security Engineer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Security Engineer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Security Engineer
    Senior8-15+ years
Technology
  1. 1
    Associate Database Administrator
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Database Administrator
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Database Administrator
    Senior8-15+ years
Technology
  1. 1
    Associate Software Engineer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Software Engineer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Software Engineer
    Senior8-15+ years
Technology
  1. 1
    Associate AI Engineer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    AI Engineer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of AI Engineer
    Senior8-15+ years
Engineering
  1. 1
    Associate Engineering Project Manager
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Engineering Project Manager
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Engineering Project Manager
    Senior8-15+ years
Engineering
  1. 1
    Associate Energy Engineer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Energy Engineer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Energy Engineer
    Senior8-15+ years
Engineering
  1. 1
    Associate Facilities Engineer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Facilities Engineer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Facilities Engineer
    Senior8-15+ years
Engineering
  1. 1
    Associate Construction Project Engineer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Construction Project Engineer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Construction Project Engineer
    Senior8-15+ years
Engineering
  1. 1
    Associate Mechanical Engineer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Mechanical Engineer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Mechanical Engineer
    Senior8-15+ years
Technology
  1. 1
    Associate Cybersecurity Analyst
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Cybersecurity Analyst
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Cybersecurity Analyst
    Senior8-15+ years
Engineering
  1. 1
    Associate Electrical Engineer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Electrical Engineer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Electrical Engineer
    Senior8-15+ years
Technology
  1. 1
    Associate Backend Developer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Backend Developer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Backend Developer
    Senior8-15+ years
Engineering
  1. 1
    Associate Civil Engineer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Civil Engineer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Civil Engineer
    Senior8-15+ years
Engineering
  1. 1
    Associate Aerospace Engineer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Aerospace Engineer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Aerospace Engineer
    Senior8-15+ years
Technology
  1. 1
    Associate Machine Learning Engineer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Machine Learning Engineer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Machine Learning Engineer
    Senior8-15+ years
Technology
  1. 1
    Associate DevOps Engineer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    DevOps Engineer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of DevOps Engineer
    Senior8-15+ years
Engineering
  1. 1
    Associate Environmental Engineer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Environmental Engineer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Environmental Engineer
    Senior8-15+ years
Technology
  1. 1
    Associate Mobile App Developer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Mobile App Developer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Mobile App Developer
    Senior8-15+ years
Technology
  1. 1
    Associate Full Stack Developer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Full Stack Developer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Full Stack Developer
    Senior8-15+ years
Engineering
  1. 1
    Associate Biomedical Engineer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Biomedical Engineer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Biomedical Engineer
    Senior8-15+ years
Technology
  1. 1
    Associate Systems Administrator
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Systems Administrator
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Systems Administrator
    Senior8-15+ years
Engineering
  1. 1
    Associate Product Engineer
    Entry0-2 years
  2. 2
    Product Engineer
    Mid3-7 years
  3. 3
    Director of Product Engineer
    Senior8-15+ years
Salary range

What you can realistically earn

Entry / low
$49K
Average mid
$93K
Top of range
$181K
$49K$181K

Range aggregated across 5 roles mapped to this degree.

Certifications

Credentials worth earning

Professional
High
Six Sigma Green Belt
Professional
Professional
High
FE Exam
Professional
Professional
High
PMP
Professional
Technology
Medium
CompTIA A+
Technology
Technology
Medium
CompTIA Network+
Technology
Professional
Medium
SolidWorks Certification
Professional
Technology
Medium
CISSP
Technology
Master's degrees

Graduate paths to consider

Business
High
MBA
Graduate Degree
High
Master of Cybersecurity
Graduate Degree
High
Master of Environmental Science
Graduate Degree
High
Master of Biomedical Engineering
Graduate Degree
High
Master of Engineering Management
Graduate Degree
High
Master of Information Systems
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