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ANZSCO 233511Updated 2026-01-29
Industrial Engineer
National shortage level: Low
ANZSCO 233511OSCA 243531
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 139k
Weekly earnings: AUD 2680
Salary range: AUD 126k-AUD 153k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
35.7%
VIC
29.4%
NSW
13.8%
QLD
Education mix
51.4%
bachelor degree
27%
Post graduate
7.9%
advanced diploma/ diploma
Role overview
Industrial Engineers investigate and review the utilisation of personnel, facilities, equipment and materials, current operational processes and established practices, to recommend improvement in the efficiency of operations in a variety of commercial, industrial and production environments.
What you do
- • Studies functional statements, organisational charts and project information to determine functions and responsibilities of workers and work units and to identify areas of duplication.
- • Establishes work measurement programmes and analyses work samples to develop standards for labour utilisation.
- • Analyses workforce utilisation, facility layout, operational data and production schedules and costs to determine optimum worker and equipment efficiencies.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: bachelor degree (51.4%)
Recent job ads
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Tasks
- • Analyses workforce utilisation, facility layout, operational data and production schedules and costs to determine optimum worker and equipment efficiencies.
- • Establishes work measurement programmes and analyses work samples to develop standards for labour utilisation.
- • Studies functional statements, organisational charts and project information to determine functions and responsibilities of workers and work units and to identify areas of duplication.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 2680
Annual median: AUD 139k
Range: AUD 126k-AUD 153k