JOBS

INDUSTRIAL
ENGINEERS

SAMPLE OF REPORTED JOB TITLES:

AREA PLANT MANAGER, GENERAL
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION MANAGER, MANUFACTURING
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR, MANUFACTURING MANAGER,
MANAGERS PLANT MANAGER, PRODUCT LINE
MANAGER, PRODUCTION CONTROL
MANAGER, PRODUCTION MANAGER, SUB
PLANT MANAGER

SAMPLE OF REPORTED JOB TITLES: BUSINESS

PROCESS ANALYST, ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN,
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING ANALYST, INDUSTRIAL
TECHNOLOGISTS AND
ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN, MANUFACTURING
COORDINATOR, MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY ANALYST, TECHNICIANS
QUALITY CONTROL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
(QC ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN), QUALITY
MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR, QUALITY
TECHNICIAN, SERVICE TECHNICIAN

DUSTRIAL MACHINERY MECHANICS SAMPLE OF REPORTED JOB TITLES: FIXER,

INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY MECHANIC, INDUSTRIAL
MECHANIC, LOOM FIXER, MACHINE ADJUSTER,
MAINTENANCE MECHANIC, MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN,
MASTER MECHANIC, MECHANIC, OVERHAULER

SAMPLE OF REPORTED JOB TITLES: DESIGN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DES

ENGINEER, DESIGNER, INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER,
MECHANICAL DESIGNER, MOLD DESIGNER,
PRODUCT DESIGN ENGINEER, PRODUCT DESIGNER,
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER, SIGN DESIGNER

SAMPLE OF REPORTED JOB TITLES: CONSULTING

L- ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGISTSPSYCHOLOGIST, INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGIST,
INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST (I/O
PSYCHOLOGIST), MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT, ORGANIZATIONAL
CONSULTANT, ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT (OD
CONSULTANT), ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST,
RESEARCH SCIENTIST
 Industrial Production
Managers
TASKS
REVIEW PROCESSING SCHEDULES OR PRODUCTION ORDERS
TO MAKE DECISIONS CONCERNING INVENTORY
REQUIREMENTS, STAFFING REQUIREMENTS, WORK
PROCEDURES, OR DUTY ASSIGNMENTS, CONSIDERING
BUDGETARY LIMITATIONS AND TIME CONSTRAINTS.SEE MORE
OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO THIS TASK. DIRECT OR
COORDINATE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING,
DISTRIBUTION, OR MARKETING ACTIVITIES OF
INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS.SEE MORE OCCUPATIONS
RELATED TO THIS TASK.

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
DATA BASE USER INTERFACE AND QUERY SOFTWARE — DATABASE SOFTWARE; EXACT SOFTWARE
JOBBOSS; FILEMAKER PRO; SCADEX TECHNOLOGIES MAESTROSEE MORE OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO THIS
TECHNOLOGY. ELECTRONIC MAIL SOFTWARE — EMAIL SOFTWARE; IBM NOTES HOT TECHNOLOGY ;
MICROSOFT OUTLOOK HOT TECHNOLOGYSEE MORE OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO THIS TECHNOLOGY.
ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING ERP SOFTWARE — NETSUITE ERP HOT TECHNOLOGY ; ORACLE JD
EDWARDS ENTERPRISEONE HOT TECHNOLOGY ; ORACLE PEOPLESOFT HOT TECHNOLOGY ; SAP

KNOWLEDGE
PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING —
KNOWLEDGE
OF RAW MATERIALS, PRODUCTION
PROCESSES, QUALITY CONTROL, COSTS,
AND OTHER TECHNIQUES FOR
MAXIMIZING THE EFFECTIVE
MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF
GOODS.SEE MORE OCCUPATIONS RELATED
TO THIS KNOWLEDGE.
ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT —
KNOWLEDGE OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
PRINCIPLES INVOLVED IN STRATEGIC
PLANNING, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, HUMAN
RESOURCES MODELING, LEADERSHIP
TECHNIQUE, PRODUCTION METHODS,
AND COORDINATION OF PEOPLE AND
RESOURCES.
SKILLS
CRITICAL THINKING — USING LOGIC AND
REASONING TO IDENTIFY THE STRENGTHS AND
WEAKNESSES OF ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS,
CONCLUSIONS OR APPROACHES TO PROBLEMS.SEE MORE
OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO THIS SKILL.
MONITORING — MONITORING/ASSESSING PERFORMANCE
OF YOURSELF, OTHER INDIVIDUALS, OR
ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS OR TAKE
CORRECTIVE ACTION.SEE MORE OCCUPATIONS
RELATED TO THIS SKILL. SPEAKING —
TALKING TO OTHERS TO CONVEY INFORMATION
EFFECTIVELY.SEE MORE OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO
THIS SKILL.
COORDINATION — ADJUSTING ACTIONS IN RELATION
TO OTHERS' ACTIONS.SEE MORE OCCUPATIONS
RELATED TO THIS SKILL.
TIME MANAGEMENT — MANAGING ONE'S OWN TIME
AND THE TIME OF OTHERS

ABILITIES
DEDUCTIVE REASONING — THE ABILITY TO APPLY GENERAL RULES TO SPECIFIC PROBLEMS TO PRODUCE
ANSWERS THAT MAKE SENSE.SEE MORE OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO THIS ABILITY.
ORAL COMPREHENSION — THE ABILITY TO LISTEN TO AND UNDERSTAND INFORMATION AND IDEAS
PRESENTED THROUGH SPOKEN WORDS AND SENTENCES.SEE MORE OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO THIS
ABILITY.
PROBLEM SENSITIVITY — THE ABILITY TO TELL WHEN SOMETHING IS WRONG OR IS LIKELY
TO GO WRONG. IT DOES NOT INVOLVE SOLVING THE PROBLEM, ONLY RECOGNIZING THERE IS
A PROBLEM.SEE MORE OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO THIS ABILITY.
INDUCTIVE REASONING — THE ABILITY TO COMBINE PIECES OF INFORMATION TO FORM GENERAL
RULES OR CONCLUSIONS (INCLUDES FINDING A RELATIONSHIP AMONG SEEMINGLY UNRELATED
EVENTS).

WORK ACTIVITIES
MAKING DECISIONS AND SOLVING PROBLEMS — ANALYZING INFORMATION AND
EVALUATING RESULTS TO CHOOSE THE BEST SOLUTION AND SOLVE
PROBLEMS.SEE MORE OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO THIS ACTIVITY.
COMMUNICATING WITH SUPERVISORS, PEERS, OR SUBORDINATES —
PROVIDING INFORMATION TO SUPERVISORS, CO-WORKERS, AND SUBORDINATES
BY TELEPHONE, IN WRITTEN FORM, E-MAIL, OR IN PERSON.SEE MORE
OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO THIS ACTIVITY.
GETTING INFORMATION — OBSERVING, RECEIVING, AND OTHERWISE
OBTAINING INFORMATION FROM ALL RELEVANT SOURCES.
 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGISTS AND
TECHNICIANS
TASKS
TEST SELECTED PRODUCTS AT SPECIFIED STAGES IN THE
PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OR
ADHERENCE TO SPECIFICATIONS.SEE MORE OCCUPATIONS
RELATED TO THIS TASK.
COMPILE AND EVALUATE STATISTICAL DATA TO DETERMINE AND
MAINTAIN QUALITY AND RELIABILITY OF PRODUCTS.SEE MORE
OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO THIS TASK.
STUDY TIME, MOTION, METHODS, OR SPEED
INVOLVED IN MAINTENANCE, PRODUCTION, OR
OTHER OPERATIONS TO ESTABLISH STANDARD
PRODUCTION RATE OR IMPROVE EFFICIENCY.

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
ANALYTICAL OR SCIENTIFIC SOFTWARE — IBM SPSS STATISTICS HOT TECHNOLOGY ; MINITAB
HOT TECHNOLOGY ; STATISTICAL SOFTWARE; THE MATHWORKS MATLAB HOT TECHNOLOGYSEE MORE
OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO THIS TECHNOLOGY.
COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN CAD SOFTWARE — AUTODESK AUTOCAD HOT TECHNOLOGY ; BENTLEY
MICROSTATION HOT TECHNOLOGY ; DASSAULT SYSTEMES CATIA; DASSAULT SYSTEMES SOLIDWORKS HOT
TECHNOLOGY

KNOWLEDGE
SHOW ALL 5 OF 10 DISPLAYED
MECHANICAL — KNOWLEDGE OF MACHINES AND
TOOLS, INCLUDING THEIR DESIGNS, USES,
REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE.SEE MORE
OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO THIS KNOWLEDGE.
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY — KNOWLEDGE
OF THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF
ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
THIS INCLUDES APPLYING PRINCIPLES,
TECHNIQUES, PROCEDURES, AND EQUIPMENT TO
THE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF VARIOUS
GOODS AND SERVICES.

SKILLS ABILITIES
SHOW ALL 5 OF 17 DISPLAYED
READING COMPREHENSION — UNDERSTANDING DEDUCTIVE REASONING — THE ABILITY
TO APPLY GENERAL RULES TO
WRITTEN SENTENCES AND PARAGRAPHS IN
SPECIFIC PROBLEMS TO PRODUCE
WORK RELATED DOCUMENTS.SEE MORE
ANSWERS THAT MAKE SENSE.SEE
OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO THIS SKILL.
MORE OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO
ACTIVE LISTENING — GIVING FULL THIS ABILITY.
ATTENTION TO WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE INDUCTIVE REASONING — THE ABILITY
SAYING, TAKING TIME TO UNDERSTAND THE TO COMBINE PIECES OF
POINTS BEING MADE, ASKING QUESTIONS AS INFORMATION TO FORM GENERAL
APPROPRIATE, AND NOT INTERRUPTING AT RULES OR CONCLUSIONS (INCLUDES
INAPPROPRIATE TIMES FINDING A RELATIONSHIP AMONG
SEEMINGLY UNRELATED EVENTS).

WORK ACTIVITIES
MAKING DECISIONS AND SOLVING PROBLEMS — ANALYZING INFORMATION AND EVALUATING RESULTS TO
CHOOSE THE BEST SOLUTION AND SOLVE PROBLEMS.SEE MORE OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO THIS
ACTIVITY.
DRAFTING, LAYING OUT, AND SPECIFYING TECHNICAL DEVICES, PARTS, AND EQUIPMENT — PROVIDING
DOCUMENTATION, DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS, DRAWINGS, OR SPECIFICATIONS TO TELL OTHERS ABOUT HOW
DEVICES, PARTS, EQUIPMENT, OR STRUCTURES ARE TO BE FABRICATED, CONSTRUCTED, ASSEMBLED,
MODIFIED, MAINTAINED, OR USED.
 INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY
MECHANICS
TASKS TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
REPAIR OR MAINTAIN THE
OPERATING CONDITION OF DATA BASE USER INTERFACE AND
QUERY SOFTWARE — DATA ENTRY
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION OR
SOFTWARE HOT TECHNOLOGY ;
PROCESSING MACHINERY OR MAINTENANCE PLANNING AND CONTROL
EQUIPMENT.SEE MORE SOFTWARESEE MORE OCCUPATIONS
OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO THIS RELATED TO THIS TECHNOLOGY.
TASK. ELECTRONIC MAIL SOFTWARE —
MICROSOFT OUTLOOK HOT
REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN
TECHNOLOGYSEE MORE OCCUPATIONS
OR MALFUNCTIONING RELATED TO THIS TECHNOLOGY.
COMPONENTS OF MACHINERY OR ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING
EQUIPMENT.SEE MORE ERP SOFTWARE — SAP
OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO
THIS TASK.
DISASSEMBLE MACHINERY OR
EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE PARTS
AND MAKE REPAIRS.

KNOWLEDGE
MECHANICAL — KNOWLEDGE OF MACHINES AND
TOOLS, INCLUDING THEIR DESIGNS, USES,
REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE.SEE MORE
OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO THIS KNOWLEDGE.
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY — KNOWLEDGE
OF THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF
ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
THIS INCLUDES APPLYING PRINCIPLES,
TECHNIQUES, PROCEDURES, AND EQUIPMENT TO
THE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF VARIOUS
GOODS AND SERVICES.
ABILITIES
ARM-HAND STEADINESS — THE ABILITY TO
KEEP YOUR HAND AND ARM STEADY WHILE
MOVING YOUR ARM OR WHILE HOLDING YOUR
ARM AND HAND IN ONE POSITION.SEE MORE
OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO THIS ABILITY.
MANUAL DEXTERITY — THE ABILITY TO
QUICKLY MOVE YOUR HAND, YOUR HAND
TOGETHER WITH YOUR ARM, OR YOUR TWO HANDS
TO GRASP, MANIPULATE, OR ASSEMBLE
OBJECTS

WORK ACTIVITIES
REPAIRING AND MAINTAINING MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT — SERVICING, REPAIRING, ADJUSTING,
AND TESTING MACHINES, DEVICES, MOVING PARTS, AND EQUIPMENT THAT OPERATE
PRIMARILY ON THE BASIS OF MECHANICAL (NOT ELECTRONIC) PRINCIPLES.SEE MORE
OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO THIS ACTIVITY.
CONTROLLING MACHINES AND PROCESSES — USING EITHER CONTROL MECHANISMS OR DIRECT PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY TO OPERATE MACHINES OR PROCESSES (NOT INCLUDING COMPUTERS OR VEHICLES).

COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL

DESIGNERS
TASKS TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
 PREPARE SKETCHES OF
IDEAS, DETAILED
DRAWINGS, ILLUSTRATIONS,
ARTWORK, OR BLUEPRINTS,
USING DRAFTING
INSTRUMENTS, PAINTS AND
BRUSHES, OR COMPUTER-AIDED
DESIGN EQUIPMENT.SEE
MORE OCCUPATIONS RELATED
TO THIS TASK.
MODIFY AND REFINE
DESIGNS, USING WORKING
MODELS, TO CONFORM WITH
CUSTOMER SPECIFICATIONS,
PRODUCTION LIMITATIONS,
OR CHANGES IN DESIGN
TRENDS.
SKILLS
ACTIVE LISTENING — GIVING
FULL ATTENTION TO WHAT OTHER
PEOPLE ARE SAYING, TAKING TIME
TO UNDERSTAND THE POINTS
BEING MADE, ASKING QUESTIONS
AS APPROPRIATE, AND NOT
INTERRUPTING AT INAPPROPRIATE
TIMES.SEE MORE OCCUPATIONS
RELATED TO THIS SKILL.
READING COMPREHENSION —
UNDERSTANDING WRITTEN SENTENCES
AND PARAGRAPHS IN WORK RELATED
DOCUMENTS.
WORK ACTIVITIES
DRAFTING, LAYING OUT, AND
SPECIFYING TECHNICAL DEVICES,
PARTS, AND EQUIPMENT — PROVIDING
DOCUMENTATION, DETAILED
INSTRUCTIONS, DRAWINGS, OR
SPECIFICATIONS TO TELL OTHERS
ABOUT HOW DEVICES, PARTS,
EQUIPMENT, OR STRUCTURES ARE TO
BE FABRICATED, CONSTRUCTED,
ASSEMBLED, MODIFIED, MAINTAINED
OR USED
COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN CAD SOFTWARE
— AUTODESK AUTOCAD HOT TECHNOLOGY
; AUTODESK REVIT HOT
TECHNOLOGY ; DASSAULT SYSTEMES
CATIA; DASSAULT SYSTEMES
SOLIDWORKS HOT TECHNOLOGYSEE
MORE OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO THIS
TECHNOLOGY. DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENT SOFTWARE — APACHE
MAVEN; C; NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
LABVIEW HOT TECHNOLOGY
; VERILOG
KNOWLEDGE
DESIGN — KNOWLEDGE OF DESIGN TECHNIQUES,
TOOLS, AND PRINCIPLES INVOLVED IN
PRODUCTION OF PRECISION TECHNICAL PLANS,
BLUEPRINTS, DRAWINGS, AND MODELS.SEE
MORE OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO THIS
KNOWLEDGE.
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY — KNOWLEDGE OF
THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF ENGINEERING
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. THIS INCLUDES
APPLYING PRINCIPLES, TECHNIQUES,
PROCEDURES, AND EQUIPMENT TO THE DESIGN
AND PRODUCTION OF VARIOUS GOODS AND
SERVICES.
ABILITIES
FLUENCY OF IDEAS — THE ABILITY TO
COME UP WITH A NUMBER OF IDEAS ABOUT
A TOPIC (THE NUMBER OF IDEAS IS
IMPORTANT, NOT THEIR QUALITY,
CORRECTNESS, OR CREATIVITY).SEE MORE
OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO THIS ABILITY.
NEAR VISION — THE ABILITY TO SEE
DETAILS AT CLOSE RANGE (WITHIN A
FEW FEET OF THE OBSERVER).SEE MORE
OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO THIS ABILITY.
ORIGINALITY — THE ABILITY TO COME UP
WITH
UNUSUAL OR CLEVER IDEAS ABOUT A
GIVEN TOPIC OR SITUATION, OR TO
DEVELOP CREATIVE WAYS TO SOLVE
A PROBLEM.
INDUSTRIAL-ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLO

TASKS
FORMULATE AND IMPLEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS,
APPLYING PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING AND
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES.SEE MORE OCCUPATIONS
RELATED TO THIS TASK.
CONDUCT RESEARCH STUDIES OF PHYSICAL WORK
ENVIRONMENTS, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES,
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, GROUP INTERACTIONS,
MORALE, OR MOTIVATION TO ASSESS
ORGANIZATIONAL
FUNCTIONING. MAKING DECISIONS AND SOLVING PROBLEMS — ANALYZING
INFORMATION AND EVALUATING RESULTS TO
CHOOSE THE BEST SOLUTION AND SOLVE PROBLEMS.

KNOWLEDGE
PSYCHOLOGY — KNOWLEDGE OF HUMAN
BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE; INDIVIDUAL
DIFFERENCES IN ABILITY, PERSONALITY,
AND INTERESTS; LEARNING AND
MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH
METHODS; AND THE ASSESSMENT AND
TREATMENT OF BEHAVIORAL AND AFFECTIVE
DISORDERS.SEE MORE OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO
THIS KNOWLEDGE.
PERSONNEL AND HUMAN RESOURCES — KNOWLEDGE
OF PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES FOR
PERSONNEL RECRUITMENT, SELECTION,
TRAINING, COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS,
LABOR RELATIONS AND NEGOTIATION, AND
PERSONNEL INFORMATION SYSTEMS

WORK ACTIVITIES
GETTING INFORMATION — OBSERVING, RECEIVING,
AND OTHERWISE OBTAINING INFORMATION FROM
ALL RELEVANT SOURCES.SEE MORE OCCUPATIONS
RELATED TO THIS ACTIVITY.
ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING INTERPERSONAL
RELATIONSHIPS — DEVELOPING CONSTRUCTIVE AND
COOPERATIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH
OTHERS, AND MAINTAINING THEM OVER
TIME.SEE MORE OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO
THIS ACTIVITY.
 TECHNOLOGY
SKILLS
ANALYTICAL OR SCIENTIFIC SOFTWARE —
IBM SPSS STATISTICS HOT TECHNOLOGY ;
MUTHEN & MUTHEN MPLUS; SAS HOT
TECHNOLOGY ; WINSTEPSSEE MORE
OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO THIS
TECHNOLOGY. ELECTRONIC MAIL SOFTWARE —
MICROSOFT OUTLOOK HOT TECHNOLOGYSEE
MORE OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO THIS
TECHNOLOGY.
GRAPHICS OR PHOTO IMAGING SOFTWARE —
MICROSOFT VISIO HOT TECHNOLOGYSEE MORE
OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO THIS
TECHNOLOGY.
PRESENTATION SOFTWARE — MENTIMETER;
MICROSOFT POWERPOINT HOT
TECHNOLOGYSEE MORE OCCUPATIONS
RELATED TO THIS TECHNOLOGY.
SPREADSHEET SOFTWARE — GOOGLE SHEETS;
MICROSOFT EXCEL

SKILLS
ACTIVE LISTENING — GIVING FULL
ATTENTION TO WHAT OTHER PEOPLE
ARE SAYING, TAKING TIME TO
UNDERSTAND THE POINTS BEING MADE,
ASKING QUESTIONS AS APPROPRIATE,
AND NOT INTERRUPTING AT
INAPPROPRIATE TIMES.SEE MORE
OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO THIS
SKILL. READING COMPREHENSION —
UNDERSTANDING WRITTEN SENTENCES
AND PARAGRAPHS IN WORK RELATED
DOCUMENTS.SEE MORE OCCUPATIONS
RELATED TO THIS SKILL.
COMPLEX PROBLEM SOLVING —
IDENTIFYING COMPLEX PROBLEMS
AND REVIEWING RELATED
INFORMATION TO DEVELOP AND
EVALUATE OPTIONS AND
IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS.