UB - University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Industrial and Systems Engineering

Career Opportunities for IE Graduates

Industrial engineering graduates command high salaries. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook, the starting IE B.S. salary in 2007 was over $55,000 and was over $65,000 for a starting M.S. The median income for all IEs was over $68,000 (source: www.bls.gov).

The following industry and government settings are a sample of where our graduate degree-holders work:

  • Accenture
  • American Airlines
  • American Express
  • Avis
  • Boeing Aerospace
  • Chase Manhattan Bank
  • Corning
  • Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems
  • Eastman Kodak
  • Emery Worldwide
  • Exponent
  • First USA Bank NA
  • GE Transportation Systems
  • GM Powertrain
  • Government of Mexico
  • IBM
  • Lucent Technologies (Bell Labs)
  • Microsoft
  • Motorola
  • NASA-Langley
  • Praxair
  • RWD Technologies
  • Sandia National Labs
  • SAP Labs North America
  • Saturn
  • Siebel Technologies
  • State Department
  • Sun Microsystems
  • I2 Technologies
  • United Airlines
  • United Parcel Service International
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