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Industrial Engineering Technicians in Virginia

Industrial Engineering Technicians in Virginia

Want to work in Virginia as an Industrial Engineering Technician? Read this first!

-1% Jobs Projection
$54,590 Median Salary
80 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Industrial Engineering Technicians Work in Virginia?

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

There were 930 Industrial Engineering Technicians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 50 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The amount of Industrial Engineering Technicians working in the state is similar to the average state.

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Job Projections for Virginia

Jobs for Industrial Engineering Technicians in this state are declining at a rate of 1.1% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.6%.

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Virginia Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 80 annual Industrial Engineering Technicians job openings in Virginia, and 880 total jobs in the year 2026.

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

What do Industrial Engineering Technicians Make in Virginia?

In 2018 wages for Industrial Engineering Technicians ranged from $34,190 to $80,460 with $54,590 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.44 to $38.68. The median hourly rate was $26.25.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $24.79 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.46.

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

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Top Virginia 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
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 330 $57,960
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 290 $62,140
Richmond, VA 140 $50,750
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 100 $50,000
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA 80 $54,190
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 70 $48,900
Lynchburg, VA 40 $50,660
Roanoke, VA 40 $44,930

Top States for Industrial Engineering Technicians Employment

The table below shows the states 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

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