What do Industrial Engineers (IEs) do?
Engineering + Management: IEs design, produce and deliver quality products (parts or services) to customers in a timely manner at affordable prices. This involves not only designing and producing valued-added products but also planning processes, systems, equipment, and managing people and other resources efficiently and cost-effectively.
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Which companies employ SIUE IE graduates at what starting salaries?
SIUE IE alumni work at companies such as Boeing, Caterpillar, Pepsi, Pinnacles Food, Schnucks, Kraft, Eaton, Purina Nestle, Lockheed Martin, Lowe’s, GM, Mallinckrodt, Monsanto, Chrysler, Emerson, Motorola, American Air, USPS, Intelligrated, Anheuser-Busch, BJC Health Care, Southwestern Bell, Master Card.
Starting Annual Salaries: around $75,500 (Glassdoor 2023)
What are some high profile IEs?
Tim Cook (Apple CEO), Michael Eskew (United Parcel Service CEO), Charles Holliday (DuPont CEO), Lee Iacocca (Chrysler ex-CEO), Edward Whitacre, Jr (GM Chairman, AT&T ex-Chairman), Dick Kovacevich (Wells Fargo CEO), Mike Duke (Walmart CEO), Linda Hudson (BAE Sys CEO).
What is the future job market?
IE is projected to grow at 12% over the next 10 years, which means that there will be demand for nearly 38,400 more Industrial Engineers in the same 10-year period (BLS.gov, 2022).
What about job satisfaction?
Industrial Engineering was ranked 9th in job satisfaction in the United States by a report produced by NC State University (January 2018).
How popular is IE among female engineering students?
While the School of Engineering’s undergraduate female student enrollment is about 14 percent of the overall enrollment, IE enjoys an impressive enrollment of about 35 percent in the same category.
Are there IE scholarships for new freshmen and transfer students?
IE provides a one-time scholarship of $2,500 to each selected first-year students (4 of them) or $5,000 to transfer students (two of them) starting spring 2024.
What about accreditation?
The SIUE IE program is the only ABET accredited program in southern Illinois and the St. Louis area.
