Career switch, measured
From Materials Engineer to Industrial Engineer
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 65% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Manufacturing, Root cause analysis, Statistics, Data analysis; the main skills to add are Process improvement, Auditing, Six Sigma, ISO standards.
65%
skill overlap
519
open Industrial Engineer postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillMaterials EngineerIndustrial Engineer
- Manufacturing72%69%
- Root cause analysis48%36%
- Statistics22%30%
- Data analysis22%30%
- Supply chain17%16%
- Problem solving26%35%
- Quality control16%25%
- Mechanical engineering32%9%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Industrial Engineer postings, rarely in Materials Engineer ones.
SkillMaterials EngineerIndustrial Engineer
- Process improvement10%46%
- Auditing9%33%
- Six Sigma–20%
- ISO standards–19%
- Lean–18%
- Excel–15%
- CAD7%15%
- Microsoft Office–13%
Prove it with a free skill badge:
Plan your move to Industrial Engineer
The Career Gap Analyzer compares your own resume with Industrial Engineer jobs and lays out the skills to close, free.