Career switch, measured
From QA Engineer to Industrial Engineer
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 50% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Manufacturing, Quality control, Process improvement, Root cause analysis; the main skills to add are Auditing, Statistics, Data analysis, Six Sigma.
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skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillQA EngineerIndustrial Engineer
- Manufacturing30%69%
- Quality control25%25%
- Process improvement27%46%
- Root cause analysis18%36%
- Electrical engineering26%15%
- Problem solving24%35%
- Troubleshooting41%17%
- Mechanical engineering10%9%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Industrial Engineer postings, rarely in QA Engineer ones.
SkillQA EngineerIndustrial Engineer
- Auditing6%33%
- Statistics–30%
- Data analysis10%30%
- Six Sigma–20%
- ISO standards–19%
- Lean–18%
- Supply chain–16%
- Excel–15%
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