Jobs / Architecture and engineering / 17-2112.00
Industrial Engineers
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.
- US jobs
- 365,740
- Median wage
- $102,440 a year
- Job family
- Architecture and engineering
Can agents do the work of industrial engineers?
We read the evidence at the level of the job family, Architecture and engineering:
- Task levelUnexploredNo task-level benchmark in our collection tests architecture or engineering design work, such as CAD modeling or engineering calculations.
- Project levelNot yetWhole projects are mostly out of reach. The Remote Labor Index includes 3D, CAD, and architecture projects; across all its projects, the best agent completed 15.8% to a standard a client would accept. GDPval includes mechanical engineers, and its deliverables score higher, but those tasks are one-shot and fully specified.
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in architecture and engineering, not always this occupation's tasks.
- 1846 EloClaude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) · 23 Sep 2026Unrated
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- 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.
- Evaluate precision and accuracy of production and testing equipment and engineering drawings to formulate corrective action plan.
- Recommend methods for improving utilization of personnel, material, and utilities.
- Record or oversee recording of information to ensure currency of engineering drawings and documentation of production problems.
- Draft and design layout of equipment, materials, and workspace to illustrate maximum efficiency using drafting tools and computer.
- Direct workers engaged in product measurement, inspection, and testing activities to ensure quality control and reliability.
- Develop manufacturing methods, labor utilization standards, and cost analysis systems to promote efficient staff and facility utilization.
- Review production schedules, engineering specifications, orders, and related information to obtain knowledge of manufacturing methods, procedures, and activities.
Other job titles for this occupation (46)
Continuous Improvement Engineer · Engineer · Facilities Engineer · Industrial Engineer · Operations Engineer · Plant Engineer · Process Engineer · Project Engineer · Quality Engineer · Research and Development Engineer (R and D Engineer) · District Plant Engineer · Documentation Engineer · Efficiency Analyst · Efficiency Engineer · Efficiency Expert · Engineering Inspector · Factory Engineer · Factory Expert · Factory Lay Out Engineer · Factory Lay-Out Engineer · Field Engineer · Industrial Engineering Intern · Industrial Methods Consultant · Liaison Engineer · Logistics Engineer · Methods Engineer · Metrologist · Packaging Engineer · Process Improvement Manager · Production Control Expert · Production Control Planner · Production Engineer · Production Engineering Tooling Coordinator · Production Expert · Production Support Engineer · Production Tool Engineer · Quality Assurance Engineer (QA Engineer) · Quality Control Engineer (QC Engineer) · Quality Control Expert (QC Expert) · Quality Control Industrial Engineer (QC Industrial Engineer) · Salvage Engineer · Standards Engineer · Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) · Systems Engineer · Test Inspection Engineer · Time Study Engineer