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.
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 $65,000 in 2015
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?
IEs jobs are the 3rd most in-demand of engineering jobs and one of the two fastest-growing engineering fields. (Forbes, September 2014)
What about job satisfaction?
IE is ranked 9th in general happiness and is the only engineering discipline among the top 12 occupations. (“Job Satisfaction in US” by NORC at University of Chicago, 2007)
How popular is IE among female engineering students?
While the School of Engineering’s undergraduate female student enrollment is about 11 percent of the overall enrollment, IE enjoys an impressive enrollment of about 30 percent in the same category.
Are there IE scholarships for new freshmen and transfer students?
IE provides a one-time scholarship of $1,500 to each selected freshman or transfer student starting fall 2018.
What about accreditation?
The SIUE IE program is the only ABET accredited program in southern Illinois and the St. Louis area.
