Controls Engineer vs Industrial Engineer

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Pay

Controls Engineer

$117,000 typical, a year

Most Controls Engineers earn $97,500 to $137,100 a year.

From 1,243 postings that list pay

3,390 open jobs now

Controls Engineer salaries Controls Engineer jobs

Industrial Engineer

$105,000 typical, a year

Most Industrial Engineers earn $92,500 to $129,000 a year.

From 187 postings that list pay

445 open jobs now

Industrial Engineer salaries Industrial Engineer jobs

Controls Engineers typically earn about $12,000 more a year than Industrial Engineers.

What each one does

Controls Engineer

  • Program and configure PLC systems to control automated equipment.
  • Design electrical schematics and control panel drawings.
  • Troubleshoot and repair mechanical and electrical equipment.
  • Create bills of materials for control system components.
  • Test and debug automation systems before and after installation.
  • Lead factory and site acceptance testing of systems.

Summed up from 30 job postings

Industrial Engineer

  • Analyze production processes to identify bottlenecks and improve efficiency.
  • Conduct time studies and measure work to establish labor standards.
  • Design and optimize plant layouts and material flow strategies.
  • Develop and maintain standard operating procedures and visual work instructions.
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean and Kaizen methods.
  • Create capacity models and perform simulation analyses for production planning.

Summed up from 30 job postings

Skills employers ask for

Controls Engineer

Asked for in both

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering 2 in 10 postings

More common in Controls Engineer postings

  • Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) 4 in 10 postings
  • Controls Engineering 3 in 10 postings
  • Electrical Engineering 3 in 10 postings
  • SCADA Systems 3 in 10 postings
  • PLC Programming 2 in 10 postings
  • Allen-Bradley 2 in 10 postings
  • Commissioning 2 in 10 postings
  • Industrial Automation 2 in 10 postings
  • Modbus 2 in 10 postings

Industrial Engineer

Asked for in both

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering 3 in 10 postings

More common in Industrial Engineer postings

  • Process Improvement 4 in 10 postings
  • Six Sigma 3 in 10 postings
  • Microsoft Office 3 in 10 postings
  • Lean Manufacturing 3 in 10 postings
  • AutoCAD 3 in 10 postings
  • Microsoft Excel 3 in 10 postings
  • Project Management 3 in 10 postings
  • Data Analysis 2 in 10 postings
  • Manufacturing & Engineering 2 in 10 postings

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