Industrial Engineering
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Industrial Engineering occupation series (code 0896), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
In the Engineering and Architecture Group family, Industrial Engineering counts 650 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 12.4% from the prior period; pay averages $151,608, which pays well above the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 650
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $151,608
- Avg tenure
- 12.7 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Industrial Engineering
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Industrial Engineering occupation (OPM code 0896): 650 people, headcount down -12.4% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Industrial Engineering pays $151,608 per year on average, moving up 0.4% from the prior period (a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change). Employees in this role stay an average of 12.7 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
Code 08, the Engineering and Architecture Group family, is where the federal government classifies Industrial Engineering alongside 28 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Industrial Engineering postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Engineering and Architecture Group family.
Within the Engineering and Architecture Group family, Industrial Engineering ranks #20 of 29 by headcount, accounting for 0.5% of the family's combined 120,278 employees. Its average salary ranks in the top half (70th percentile) of pay among Engineering and Architecture Group occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Industrial Engineering pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$151,608
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+29.2%
Where Industrial Engineering ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $151,608 is higher than 89% of federal occupation series (481 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Industrial Engineering sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Industrial Engineering ranks higher than 89%.
Related Occupations in Engineering and Architecture Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Engineering | 27,619 | $158,941 | 16.9 yrs |
| Engineering Technical | 14,443 | $93,062 | 15.2 yrs |
| Mechanical Engineering | 12,920 | $136,601 | 11.9 yrs |
| Electronics Engineering | 12,889 | $155,270 | 16.8 yrs |
| Civil Engineering | 10,260 | $124,230 | 14.7 yrs |
| Aerospace Engineering | 8,359 | $155,848 | 14.8 yrs |
| Electronics Technical | 7,298 | $103,713 | 15.6 yrs |
| Electrical Engineering | 5,231 | $142,419 | 13.5 yrs |
| Computer Engineering | 3,753 | $160,672 | 14.2 yrs |
| Nuclear Engineering | 2,813 | n/a | 13.5 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Industrial Engineering outside the Engineering and Architecture Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (650 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($151,608 here).
Key takeaways
- Industrial Engineering pays well above the federal average by 29.2% ($151,608 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 89th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 650 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 12.4% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Industrial Engineering ranks #262 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Engineering and Architecture Group family, Industrial Engineering ranks #20 of 29 by headcount, accounting for 0.5% of the family's combined 120,278 employees.
OPM FedScope and Federal Workforce Data figures are federal civilian headcounts, average salaries, and length-of-service statistics - not job-quality scores, hiring advice, or a live vacancy listing. A larger or higher-paid agency is not a better employer.