Industrial Engineering Technicians in Utah

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

• Projected employment for Industrial Engineering Technicians in Utah is growing faster than average.

• Industrial Engineering Technicians in Utah 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 Utah?

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

There were 780 Industrial Engineering Technicians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 90 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Utah

Jobs for Industrial Engineering Technicians in this state are growing at a rate of 33.3% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.6%.

Utah Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 90 annual job openings, and 880 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 Utah?

In 2018 wages for Industrial Engineering Technicians ranged from $34,860 to $80,260 with $59,290 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.76 to $38.59. The median hourly rate was $28.51.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $28.68 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.17.

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

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Top Utah 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
Salt Lake City, UT	450	$50,860
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	380	$67,340

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 Utah

Discover similar careers:

Occupation	Utah Employment Total
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	1,570
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters	1,230
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	970
Civil Engineering Technicians	430
Environmental Engineering Technicians	280
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians	160
Electro-Mechanical Technicians	130

References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.