To pursue a career in industrial engineering one would need at least a bachelor’s degree in preferably industrial engineering but many industrial engineers have degrees in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering technology, and general engineering (bls.gov). It is preferred for a person to have a degree in industrial engineering. When looking for a job in industrial engineering no on job training or experience in a related occupation is required (bls.gov). Some school require certain courses to go along with industrial engineering. It is required to have a degree to pursue a career in industrial engineering.
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Some of the major skills and industrial engineer need to have are: critical thinking, reading comprehension, coordination, and active learning. Critical thinking is when the engineer uses logic and reasoning to identify pros and cons of alternative solutions or approaches to problems. Active learning is when a person can understand the use of new information for both future and current problems and decision making. Coordination is when the engineer can make adjustments in relation to others actions. Reading comprehension is used to understand written sentences and paragraphs in work documents on the job (bls.gov). Each of these skills are used by an industrial engineer almost every