California Industrial Engineers: Schools and Careers

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Fast Facts for Industrial Engineers in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Jose, Santa Ana and Oakland
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Fresno, Modesto and Vallejo
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: San Jose, Santa Ana and San Diego

Salaries for Industrial Engineers in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Bakersfield, San Jose and Santa Rosa
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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity for:
Industrial Engineers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Industrial Engineers relative to the population of the city. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov

Metro Area
Jobs
Annual Median Salary
Merced50$103,750
Modesto100$87,700
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura480$101,760
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara5050$121,940
Santa Cruz-Watsonville130$108,820
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara360$113,880
Santa Rosa270$99,720
Stockton-Lodi150$97,480
Fresno140$88,450
San Diego-Carlsbad4090$99,140
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward2910$113,920
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande50$93,900
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim9820$107,580
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario1260$84,570
Bakersfield690$100,140
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade580$103,000
Vallejo-Fairfield190$102,570
Visalia-Porterville90$96,090
Salinas50$94,650
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