In the Military

Industrial engineers perform work familiar to some military personnel.

Jobs in this career are similar to the following job classifications:

  • 32E1A Civil Engineer, Architect/Architectural Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E1B Civil Engineer, Readiness Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E1C Civil Engineer, Civil Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E1E Civil Engineer, Electrical Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E1F Civil Engineer, Mechanical Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E1G Civil Engineer, General Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E1H Civil Engineer, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E1I Civil Engineer, Industrial Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E1J Civil Engineer, Environmental Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E1M Civil Engineer, RPA (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E1N Civil Engineer, ABM (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E1P Civil Engineer, Fighter (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E1Q Civil Engineer, Trainer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E1R Civil Engineer, Bomber (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E1S Civil Engineer, Tanker (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E1T Civil Engineer, Airlift (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E1V Civil Engineer, Helicopter or EWO (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E1W Civil Engineer, General (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E1Y Civil Engineer, Special Operations (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E1Z Civil Engineer, C2ISREW (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E3A Civil Engineer, Architect/Architectural Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E3B Civil Engineer, Readiness Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E3C Civil Engineer, Civil Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E3E Civil Engineer, Electrical Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E3F Civil Engineer, Mechanical Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E3G Civil Engineer, General Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E3H Civil Engineer, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E3I Civil Engineer, Industrial Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E3J Civil Engineer, Environmental Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E3M Civil Engineer, RPA (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E3N Civil Engineer, ABM (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E3P Civil Engineer, Fighter (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E3Q Civil Engineer, Trainer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E3R Civil Engineer, Bomber (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E3S Civil Engineer, Tanker (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E3T Civil Engineer, Airlift (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E3V Civil Engineer, Helicopter or EWO (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E3W Civil Engineer, General (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E3Y Civil Engineer, Special Operations (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E3Z Civil Engineer, C2ISREW (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E4M Civil Engineer, RPA (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E4N Civil Engineer, ABM (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E4P Civil Engineer, Fighter (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E4Q Civil Engineer, Trainer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E4R Civil Engineer, Bomber (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E4S Civil Engineer, Tanker (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E4T Civil Engineer, Airlift (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E4V Civil Engineer, Helicopter or EWO (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E4W Civil Engineer, General (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E4Y Civil Engineer, Special Operations (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E4Z Civil Engineer, C2ISREW (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E4 Civil Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32EXG Civil Engineer, General Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32EXI Civil Engineer, Industrial Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32EX Civil Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E1A Developmental Engineer, Aeronautical (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E1B Developmental Engineer, Astronautical (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E1C Developmental Engineer, Computer Systems (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E1E Developmental Engineer, Electrical/Electronic (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E1F Developmental Engineer, Flight Test (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E1G Developmental Engineer, Project (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E1H Developmental Engineer, Mechanical (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E1I Developmental Engineer, Systems/Industrial/Human Factors (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E1M Developmental Engineer, RPA (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E1N Developmental Engineer, ABM (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E1P Developmental Engineer, Fighter (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E1Q Developmental Engineer, Trainer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E1R Developmental Engineer, Bomber (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E1S Developmental Engineer, Tanker (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E1T Developmental Engineer, Airlift (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E1V Developmental Engineer, Helicopter or EWO (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E1W Developmental Engineer, General (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E1Y Developmental Engineer, Special Operations (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E1Z Developmental Engineer, C2ISREW (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E3A Developmental Engineer, Aeronautical (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E3B Developmental Engineer, Astronautical (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E3C Developmental Engineer, Computer Systems (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E3E Developmental Engineer, Electrical/Electronic (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E3F Developmental Engineer, Flight Test (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E3G Developmental Engineer, Project (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E3H Developmental Engineer, Mechanical (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E3I Developmental Engineer, Systems/Industrial/Human Factors (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E3M Developmental Engineer, RPA (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E3N Developmental Engineer, ABM (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E3P Developmental Engineer, Fighter (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E3Q Developmental Engineer, Trainer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E3R Developmental Engineer, Bomber (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E3S Developmental Engineer, Tanker (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E3T Developmental Engineer, Airlift (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E3V Developmental Engineer, Helicopter or EWO (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E3W Developmental Engineer, General (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E3Y Developmental Engineer, Special Operations (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E3Z Developmental Engineer, C2ISREW (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E4M Developmental Engineer, RPA (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E4N Developmental Engineer, ABM (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E4P Developmental Engineer, Fighter (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E4Q Developmental Engineer, Trainer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E4R Developmental Engineer, Bomber (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E4S Developmental Engineer, Tanker (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E4T Developmental Engineer, Airlift (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E4V Developmental Engineer, Helicopter or EWO (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E4W Developmental Engineer, General (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E4Y Developmental Engineer, Special Operations (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E4Z Developmental Engineer, C2ISREW (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62E4 Developmental Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62EXE Developmental Engineer, Electrical/Electronic (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62EXG Developmental Engineer, Project (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62EXH Developmental Engineer, Mechanical (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62EXI Developmental Engineer, Systems/Industrial/Human Factors (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 62EX Developmental Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 49A Operations Research/Systems Analysis (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 49W Trained Operations Research/System Analysis (ORSA) (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 51A Systems Development (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 51S Research and Engineering (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 51T Test and Evaluation (Commissioned Officer only)

The following military occupations are no longer in active use:

  • 51B Test and Evaluation (Commissioned Officer only)
  • ELC Electronics Specialty (Warrant Officer only)
  • SEI23 Operations Research and Data Analytics (Commissioned Officer only)

The following military occupations are no longer in active use:

  • 23 Research and Development (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 56 Industrial Engineering (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 6608 AIRSpeed Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 6618 Enlisted AIRSpeed Coordinator (Enlisted)
  • 8051 Operations Research Specialist (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 8825 Modeling and Simulation Officer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 8850 Operations Analyst (Commissioned Officer only)

The following military occupations are no longer in active use:

  • 9630 Industrial Engineer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 122 RL - Naval Reactors Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 144 RL - Engineering Duty Officer - Ship Engineering (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 150 RL - Aerospace Engineering (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 151 RL - Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer - Aerospace Engineering (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 152 RL - Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer - Aviation Maintenance (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 166 RL - Special Duty Officer - Strategic Sealift Officer (SSO) (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 2050 Mathematics Research Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 2085 Statistical Data Analyst (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 2165 Designated Project Systems Integration Coordinator (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 2166 Designated Project Engineering Coordinator (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 2167 Designated Project Test and Evaluation Coordinator (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 2170 Designated Project Support Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 2180 Preoperational Test and Evaluation Officer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 2181 Operational Test and Evaluation Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 618 LDO - Electronics, Surface (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 628 LDO - Electronics, Submarine (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 6715 Weapons Material Officer (General) (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 6962 Weapons Planning and Progress Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 6966 Weapons Plans and Policies Director (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 6968 Weapons and Ammunition Production Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7120 Naval Engineering Hull Development Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7140 Hull Inspection Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7165 Hull Superintendent (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7187 Staff Hull Material Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 718 CWO - Electronics Technician, Surface (Warrant Officer only)
  • 728X Acoustic Technician CWO (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 733 CWO - Aviation Maintenance Technician (Warrant Officer only)
  • 7420 Ship Type Planning and Estimating Superintendent (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7435 Quality Assurance Superintendent (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7445 Production Engineering Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7450 Shop Production Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7936 Ship Construction and Repair Superintendent (General) (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7937 Ship Construction and Repair Superintendent (Surface Ships) (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7938 Ship Construction and Repair Superintendent (Submarines) (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7939 Ship Construction and Repair Superintendent (Nuclear) (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7970 Yard Planning Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7976 Ship Repair Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7996 Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 7997 Yard Production Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 8074 Ground Support Equipment and Ship Facilities Arrangement Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 8115 Aviation Maintenance Management Engineer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 8116 Aviation Maintenance Planning Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 8141 Depot Maintenance Engineering and Quality Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 8152 Depot Maintenance Production Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 8177 Aircraft Maintenance Quality Control Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 9085 Operations Analyst (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 9348 Repair Division Officer (Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • 32E1I Civil Engineer, Industrial Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32E3I Civil Engineer, Industrial Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32EXI Civil Engineer, Industrial Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)
  • 32EX Civil Engineer (Commissioned Officer only)