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Published On Jan 24, 2025

1 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024, Aug. 29). What Industrial Engineers Do. Occupational Outlook Handbook. Retrieved Oct. 7, 2024. 

2 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024, Aug. 29). How To Become An Industrial Engineer. Occupational Outlook Handbook. Retrieved Oct. 7, 2024. 

3 National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying. (n.d.). FE Exam. Retrieved Oct. 7, 2024. 

4 National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying. (n.d.). PE Industrial and Systems Exam. Retrieved Oct. 7, 2024. 

5 COVID-19 has adversely affected the global economy and data from 2020 to 2023 may be atypical compared to prior years. Accordingly, data shown is effective September 2024, which can be found here: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Industrial Engineers, retrieved in Oct. 7. 2024. 

6 The earnings referenced were reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (“BLS”), Industrial Engineers as of May 2023, retrieved on Oct.7, 2024  Due to COVID-19, data from 2020 to 2023 may be atypical compared to prior years. BLS calculates the median using salaries of workers from across the country with varying levels of education and experience and does not reflect the earnings of GCU graduates as Industrial Engineers. It does not reflect earnings of workers in one city or region of the country. It also does not reflect a typical entry-level salary. Median income is the statistical midpoint for the range of salaries in a specific occupation. It represents what you would earn if you were paid more money than half the workers in an occupation, and less than half the workers in an occupation. It may give you a basis to estimate what you might earn at some point if you enter this career. Grand Canyon University can make no guarantees on individual graduates’ salaries. Your employability will be determined by numerous factors over which GCU has no control, such as the employer the graduate chooses to apply to, the graduate’s experience level, individual characteristics and skills, etc. against a pool of candidates. 

Approved and verified accurate by the assistant dean of the College of Engineering and Technology on Jan. 7, 2025.

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