What Do Engineers Do?
There's a Job in Engineering for You
Have a sweet tooth? Help decrease production times of your favorite sweets!
Hate waiting in line? Keep the lines moving by designing a new operating process for shorter wait times.
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Industrial Engineers make a difference in the world by…
- Making transportation systems better.
- Minimizing hospital admissions mistakes.
- Creating safer methods of product assembly to keep workers safe
Industrial engineers develop, improve, and evaluate. They work to integrate people, money, information, equipment, and energy, in a variety of work settings. Industrial engineers might design a new loan system for a bank, streamline hospital operation and emergency rooms, efficiently distribute products worldwide and shorten lines at banks, hospitals, or theme parks.
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Engineers in Action
Did you know?
Talk about making a difference! Until two industrial engineers, Frank Gilbreth and Frederick Taylor, developed the surgical procedure of a nurse placing the necessary surgical instrument into the surgeon's hand, frequently, patients would lose large amounts of blood, while the surgeon searched for the right instrument.
Salary
According to a July 2009 survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, the average starting salary for graduate of bachelor's degree programs in industrial engineering is $58,358.
Make it Happen
Consider a degree in industrial engineering or systems engineering.
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- Make a difference in the life of a person with disabilities. Participate in the JETS NEDC (National Engineering Design Challenge).
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