Career Development Research Project
Information about the career of Industrial Engineering.
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
- This career has been a relevant profession since 1931.
- This career was created to be the bridge between management and operations. It has developed into a career with both business and engineering aspects.
- After the Great Depression, the divide between industry and business needed to be closed. Industrial engineers were needed to fix companies from both ends.
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- Tim Cook, cEO of Apple, is an industrial engineer that got to where he is by majoring in industrial engineering and business.
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REQUIREMENTS
- A bachelors degree is needed.
- You need to major in industrial engineering or business.
- Almost every college offers this major in some way from WSU to UofM
- Most will find a job right away as long as they have intern experience.
- Basic engineering jobs or business/management jobs are good stepping stones.
- You must be a critical thinker and organized to be successful in this career.
There are a projected 85,000+ jobs in this career in the future.
- There is a projected 88,000 job growth.
JOB POSITION DESCRIPTION
- Daily duties include examining production scheduling and to maximize the efficiency of a company.
- It is a crucial part to having a successful engineering company.
- Usually 40 hour work weeks in an office or industrial plant setting.
- Dress code is business casual.
- Usually reports to a higher manager or CEO but often is a manager or CEO that workers in both engineering and business come to.
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- The average pay is $88,000 salary or about $40 an hour.
- Benefits include Health and life insurance, sick days, and good vacation days.
JOB REFLECTION AND OUTLOOK
- It could be challenging to make many decisions, but it is good because it is a very broad career.
- The multitasking trend would affect a new worker.
- In Michigan, the United States, and the entire world the market for this job is either steady or increasing by 5%
- Luckily this job was not too badly influenced by the economic downturn. Many companies sought industrial engineers to make them run more efficiently.
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- In the future this career will probably involve more field work before becoming a manager.
- Any big manufacturing company employs industrial engineers such as Kellogg or GM.
- This career benefits society because it works to make businesses run smoother with less material and money waste.
CONCLUSION
- This career is necessary for society because it is the bridge between production and business. It links the two to make them both work together to run efficiently.
- This career would be great for me because I am a problem solver that loves working towards the best solution.
