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Industrial Engineers in Nebraska

Considering a career as an Industrial Engineer in Nebraska?

19.2% Jobs Projection
$82,310 Median Salary
120 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Industrial Engineers in Nebraska are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Industrial Engineers in Nebraska is growing faster than average.

  • Industrial Engineers in Nebraska earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Industrial Engineers Work in Nebraska?

1,220 people worked as Industrial Engineers in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,280 Industrial Engineers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 60 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 3,610 Industrial Engineers working in it, which means Nebraska has fewer Industrial Engineers than average.

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Job Projections for Nebraska

Jobs for Industrial Engineers in this state are growing at a rate of 19.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 9.7%.

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Nebraska Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 120 annual job openings, and a total of 1,550 jobs for Nebraska Industrial Engineers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 19,700 annual jobs and 283,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Industrial Engineers Make in Nebraska?

In 2018 wages for Industrial Engineers ranged from $57,290 to $123,170 with $82,310 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $27.55 to $59.22. The median hourly rate was $39.57.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $38.92 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.65.

The median salary in Nebraska is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Nebraska Metros for Industrial Engineers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Industrial Engineers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 510 $84,240
Lincoln, NE 260 $83,170
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 110 $94,410
Grand Island, NE 60 $74,720

Top States for Industrial Engineers Employment

View the list below to see where most Industrial Engineers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Michigan 31,520 $88,190
California 26,220 $101,920
Texas 17,910 $102,310
Ohio 15,440 $80,680
New York 12,030 $86,900
Indiana 10,820 $71,490
Massachusetts 10,720 $98,280
Florida 10,570 $73,650
Illinois 9,760 $85,570
Minnesota 9,620 $86,600
Wisconsin 9,290 $75,370
Pennsylvania 9,280 $82,210
North Carolina 9,160 $82,900
Georgia 7,260 $81,430
South Carolina 7,130 $84,840
Washington 6,740 $104,240
Connecticut 5,840 $87,700
Missouri 5,680 $82,940
Alabama 5,630 $84,540
Kentucky 5,410 $76,400

Below are the states where Industrial Engineers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Wyoming $104,510
Washington $104,240
Texas $102,310
California $101,920
Massachusetts $98,280
Colorado $97,120
Rhode Island $97,020
Maryland $96,570
Arizona $94,170
New Jersey $94,030

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