Hi, I’m a current high school student applying to college programs currently and a lot of these different majors seem like different ways of saying the same thing or similar with minor differences. For instance stevens has industrial and systems engineering, engineering management, and business and technology majors that all seem to be different paths towards tech consulting or project management. How do I know which to apply for? I know I want to be involved in a line of work where that involves problem solving and leadership and these all seem to fit. Any input or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Is there a job role or field IE grads can get in to that would pay similar to what CS grads get at FAANG?

I wanna be productive this winter and was looking for some certificates I could do to aid my Degree I found a few and was wondering if any of them are good?

I know Six Sigma and Lean are probably the best but they are a bit out of my budget.(hopefully the IISE sponsors me).

I have heard of these certificates are they any good?

• Power BI Microsoft Data Analytics

• Project Management (I have read its shit it only makes sense if you actually do projects its better to learn in-person)

• Systems Simulation

I need help regarding my IE career path.

I'm came to the US this fall to pursue my master's in IE. I have no prior work experience in the industry due to which I do not know which IE field is better or suitable for me. I tried talking with my university advisor but he told me to figure out myself.

IE field is so vast that I don't even know which route to take and what it requires. Manufacturing/Data Analytics/ Supply Chain? I'm confused and scared. What if it's difficult/stressful? What if I don't get a job? Does having no prior work experience really put me at a disadvantage?

My finals are coming up next week and I also need to submit my electives for the next semester soon. I'm really very confused atm. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Hello and good day to anyone reading this. I'm a freshman in Uni and I chose IE because first I'm not good at physics and second, I heard that IE is like an ocean with a depth of 10 centimetres and there's a huge variety of things you can learn which I love.

I need some advice about the overall roadmap of becoming a good IE and the process of finding a job, useful soft skills and such.

I would like to know about what programmes I need to learn and know how to work with. For example I'm studying AutoCAD in Uni and I plan to learn Microsoft office in depth, most importantly Excel and access.

I would appreciate it very much if you tell me about your experience in this field and whether you think IE is worth it or should I change it for another.

Any extra recommendations that you think can help will be much appreciated.

Thank you in advance and sorry if you find a problem in my text. English is not my first language.

Hey everyone,

I recently graduated with a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from Germany, with a focus on digitalization. I finished at the top of my class, and my English proficiency is at a C1 level.

I have practical experience as a working student, where I contributed to several digitalization projects in industrial settings. I'm now exploring opportunities to work in the U.S. and would love to hear from anyone familiar with the job market for industrial engineers, especially in areas related to digital transformation, Industry 4.0, or manufacturing automation.

I’m particularly interested in understanding:

How competitive is the U.S. job market for industrial engineers?

Are there specific industries or regions in the U.S. where demand is higher?

Any advice on the visa process (e.g., H-1B, sponsorship challenges)?

Any insights or tips would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Hello, I'm a senior in highschool that is considering industrial engineering for college but I was wondering if industrial engineers ever work on shipyards and docks to organize them and make them more effective

Hello everyone, I have a question and any advice were greatly appriciated

This year, I graduated from a pretty good university in my country, majoring in Industrial Engineering. During my studies, I did internships at various companies, including a manufacturing plant and an e-commerce company.

Personally, I prefer working in a manufacturing environment because the culture felt less toxic and more candid compared to office settings. In one of my office-based internships, for example, my boss claimed credit for my work, which was quite frustrating. Additionally, I enjoyed learning about other engineering disciplines, such as electrical, mechanical, and chemical engineering, during my time in manufacturing—areas not heavily covered in my degree, which focused more on process improvement, supply chain management (SCM), and simulation.

After graduating, I started job hunting, aiming specifically for a role in a manufacturing plant. Fortunately, I landed a job fairly quickly and began working there. I went through training, took on various miscellaneous tasks, and got to meet senior workers and engineers.

However, my current role doesn’t really utilize my degree. Most of my tasks involve designing labels for export and import purposes and developing product labels. While I don’t dislike the work, I frequently get asked the same question by senior colleagues, and it’s starting to bother me:

Senior Engineer (SE): Why do you want to work here? Me: [Insert generic reasons] SE: But you graduated from [insert university name]! You’re wasting your potential! Why work here?

It’s almost always the same conversation, and it’s making me question my decision. Is the issue my department, or is it because I chose to work in a manufacturing plant?

To be honest, most of my university friends are working in consulting, e-commerce, banking, or state-owned enterprises. This seems to be the trend among my seniors as well. Mostly, they are in financial, operation, and some of them were HR. So i really think i took a wrong turn.

Did I make the wrong choice? Should I follow the trend instead?

Hello, I am a high school student and have recently decided I want to pursue systems engineering/industrial engineering.

Could someone please explain to me the differences between the two? I know some colleges like GT, USC and UIUC offer them as one degree, but some don't.

Additonally, what are the pay differences? I am very interested in the work, but am worried about the pay.

What are the highest paying 'fields' (like data, finance, oil, trading) for IE's to go into? Is there a possibility to go into consulting?

Should I consider systems or IE? Also what would be the be some good EC's to enter this major? I've been cold emailing professors near me to ask if I can shadow any research programs. Anyone have any connections or know of any programs to reach out to in the greater Chicago area?

Hey everyone,

I’m planning to apply for an MS in Industrial Engineering and could really use some advice. Here’s my profile: Recently completed bachelors in mechanical with 8.39 no backlogs and working in NPD - nuclear pumps done internships in EV - R&D.

These are some universities I was planning for Industrial Engineering-

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Purdue University, West Lafayette Texas A&M University (TAMU) Clemson University North Carolina State University (NCSU) Rutgers University Ohio State University Penn State University University of Wisconsin-Madison Georgia Tech Auburn University

I’ve got a list of universities but don’t know which ones I should focus on or if I should add others. If anyone can help me figure out where I have a good shot (or share your experience in IE programs), that’d be awesome!

What other benefits do they offer besides the discount to their certifications and study materials?

I am tasked to access the operations of a number of potential manufacturing companies we are looking to purchase. Where do I start? I want to create an assessment document to check against. Can you please tell me points to include and what I should look out for? I need to understand the status of current operations and see if there is value to be extracted. Thanks in advance!

Hi, I’m a freshman finishing my first semester at a large engineering school in NYC. I entered planning on studying mechanical engineering but as I learn more about the field I realize more and more that I don’t want to do “hardcore” engineering for my entire career. I also want to stay in NYC after I graduate and from speaking to older MechE students it seems like MechE jobs are pretty sparse in the city. I definitely do not want to work in HVAC or construction.

I am very passionate about aerospace (hence the MechE plan) but optimization/economics/data analysis are growing on me. I don’t think I want to completely leave the engineering field, as I want a somewhat technical degree, but I want to be able to work in a more corporate setting in NYC. I am also open to working in finance, consulting, and other more “business major” fields. However, I still don’t want to give up the ability to work in the aerospace industry as an engineer if the opportunity were to present itself.

I have 2.5 main questions:

(1)Do you think industrial engineering would be a more appropriate major given my environment and career aspirations in NYC? Can any IEs speak to what the IE job market is like in NYC?

(2)Do industrial engineers find themselves needing to pursue masters degrees like an MBA or MSME to advance in their careers? I would like to avoid having to go to grad school if at all possible.

Hi has anyone here interned for Owens Corning? I want to ask some questions regarding pre employment

I’m thinking of getting a Macbook Air M3 w/ 16 or 24 GB RAM and 512 GB for IE undergrad, is that enough?

Before you say that I should get out of the apple ecosystem (which is maybe true) I’m used to MacOs and prefer it to windows.

So if there are any feasible options for Mac I’d like to hear you guys’ thoughts. If anybody also has windows suggestions I’ll hear them out.

I am taking five classes this semester: operations research 1, production planning, computing & analytics for IEs (data science), statics, and probability & statistics.

I am doing fairly well in statics, production planning, and OR, and find them interesting, but not really enjoying probability/stats and data science. I am a junior and am taking this as a sign that this field might not be for me since IE as a discipline is heavy on statistics/probability and data analysis.

I do genuinely enjoy the OR & manufacturing classes though, so I will choose electives related to those when I get to senior year of my program if I stay in it. Just went to hear advice from some of you.

Thanks!

Hi i work in a metallurgical factory, we often are developing different kinds of automation devices (metal structure, actuators, PLC, etc.). The process for building a device is straightforward, after defining a base idea we do some 2d drawings and define components. Then we start buying components and building by trial and error, till we get something working, then we test in production and if it has success we move to another project. But i always find a lot of impovements that could be made after the device is already built.

From your experience is this a good aproach for building, or it can be improved. I dont know if its possible or worth building and simulating the device entirely in solidworks, for example, before ever attempting to build something.

Thanks

Looking for companies that offer internships next summer willing to go anywhere US, but Dallas, Tx, Hot Springs/Little Rock, AR and Atlanta, Ga would be easier home bases. Thanks

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We have a similar machine in our shop and we need to add that long rod with blocks that can be easily flipped up. We currently have 3 of such blocks, and we need more. What are they called so I can find compatible ones with our equipment?

Hello fellow IEs

I'm currently interviewing for a remote job at a standards org for an industry in really interested in. My whole career I've been working in factories with almost no remote work. For those that have made the transition, how do you like the remote aspect of your role? Does it get lonely and boring? Do you go stir crazy? Do you miss being more hands on? Also curious what kinda role you do. TIA

So, I work at a medium sized business in apparel industry. (~200 employees across two shifts)

What's the US average for dollars earned per employee hour?

What's the industry average?

Anyplace, where I can find that data?

Hey guys, Hope your doing well, I’m a second year IE student and a very good student in most of my major classes but tends to do bad in my calc classes and making my self harder to pass in these every sem.

Should I continue with this major or just change my major and get things off my head.

Any senior advice would be greatly appreciated🙏🏼.

Hello, what is the best country in Europe to work as a consultant or engineer in the logistics field after studying in Canada. By best I mean above all the salary

I am currently a high school senior and for the longest time I had my heart set on majoring in business (specifically international business) because I’ve always liked working with data in spreadsheets, marketing, and sales. The issue is recently I have been leaning towards industrial engineering because of all the things I’ve been hearing such as the versatility and job opportunities with good pay off the bat. I’m not sure what to go with. I will earn my associates in business by the end of this upcoming summer and plan on start college for my bachelors in fall 2025. The associates degree I will have was also making me think I should go with Industrial engineering. Which route would be most beneficial?

Well, i know this could sound really crazy but I graduated from the university on 2021, my major is International Affairs and i don't see myself enrolling again for a full 5 years degree.

I know IE is really versatile and i love that some of the IE that i have met have worked in different industries (healthcare, tech, etc).

I currently work as a Project Manager and since I have seen engineers hace also worked as PMs is like something i would like to consider.

I know that IE covers process improvement and thousand of topics like math, etc., but even though i don't want a full 5 years degree, i would like to take classes that will make me competitive between the IE that are into project Management (i also have the capm and im looking forward to getting the pmp) but specifically is there an area i could specialize that is also covered in IE?

Thanks!

It seems like now a days tons of graduating IEs have SQL, Python, PowerBI/Tableau and even some clould certs, but in this competitive job market how can one set themselves apart besides these?

Hi so I am writing a paper about pneumatics and its uses in industrial manufacturing/engineering for my intro to automation major in my college and I would love if anyone could help me out and give me around four examples and how they're used in industry.

first year IE student, looking for something productive to listen to/watch while I’m at the gym/eating. I’ll 90% go down the manufacturing route and am interested in the optimization/simplification process, though I would appreciate content surrounding the quality process as well.