Industrial Engineering Technicians in Kansas

Is Kansas a good place for you to work as an Industrial Engineering Technician?

While jobs for Industrial Engineering Technicians in Kansas are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Industrial Engineering Technicians in Kansas is expected to decrease.

• Industrial Engineering Technicians in Kansas earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For an Industrial Engineering Technician Career?

• Engineering Technologies
• Industrial Production Technology
• Industrial Technology
• Manufacturing Engineering Technology
• Other Industrial Production Technologies
• Engineering-Related Fields
• Industrial & Management Engineering
• Packaging Science
• Science Technologies / Technicians
• Physical Science Technicians
• Chemical Process Technology

How Many Industrial Engineering Technicians Work in Kansas?

580 people worked as Industrial Engineering Technicians in 2018 in this state.

There were 650 Industrial Engineering Technicians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 70 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 980 Industrial Engineering Technicians working in it, which means Kansas has fewer Industrial Engineering Technicians than average.

Job Projections for Kansas

Jobs for Industrial Engineering Technicians in this state are declining at a rate of 1.8% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.6%.

Kansas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 50 annual job openings, and 560 total jobs in 2026 for Industrial Engineering Technicians in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 5,500 annual jobs and 64,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Industrial Engineering Technicians Make in Kansas?

In 2018 wages for Industrial Engineering Technicians ranged from $30,540 to $77,760 with $49,440 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $14.68 to $37.38. The median hourly rate was $23.77.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $25.11 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $1.34.

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

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Top Kansas Metros for Industrial Engineering Technicians

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

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Kansas City, MO-KS	280	$51,470
Wichita, KS	260	$49,810

Top States for Industrial Engineering Technicians Employment

View the list below to see where most Industrial Engineering Technicians work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Texas	5,090	$65,650
Michigan	4,430	$51,520
California	4,080	$66,770
Minnesota	3,340	$50,710
New York	3,150	$56,150
Tennessee	3,140	$47,250
Ohio	3,030	$54,810
Indiana	2,860	$47,250
Massachusetts	2,810	$57,510
North Carolina	2,750	$46,470
Pennsylvania	2,410	$55,060
Florida	2,390	$48,770
Arizona	2,300	$57,750
Illinois	1,790	$54,800
Vermont	1,400	$63,280
South Carolina	1,400	$53,870
Missouri	1,320	$54,020
Colorado	1,260	$53,610
Georgia	1,110	$56,430
Kentucky	1,090	$51,820

Below are the states where Industrial Engineering Technicians get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Louisiana	$82,040
New Mexico	$79,100
Oklahoma	$67,980
California	$66,770
Texas	$65,650
Vermont	$63,280
Maryland	$62,530
Montana	$61,920
Rhode Island	$60,320
Maine	$59,920

Related Careers in Kansas

Discover similar careers:

Occupation	Kansas Employment Total
Civil Engineering Technicians	1,060
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	840
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters	580
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians	460
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	370
Environmental Engineering Technicians	100

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.