Most In-Demand Industrial Engineering Skills
The most in-demand skills for Industrial Engineering roles right now are automation, autocad, corrective-action — ranked across 107248 open postings.
Updated October 28, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | automation | 8,998 | +8,998 |
| 2 | autocad | 7,164 | +7,164 |
| 3 | corrective-action | 6,848 | +6,848 |
| 4 | cad | 6,417 | +6,417 |
| 5 | root-cause-analysis | 5,474 | +5,474 |
| 6 | ai | 5,385 | +5,385 |
| 7 | assembly | 4,855 | +4,855 |
| 8 | six-sigma | 4,454 | +4,454 |
| 9 | python | 3,214 | +3,214 |
| 10 | revit | 2,898 | +2,898 |
| 11 | solidworks | 2,701 | +2,701 |
| 12 | process-improvement | 2,629 | +2,629 |
| 13 | networking | 2,570 | +2,570 |
| 14 | risk-assessment | 2,422 | +2,422 |
| 15 | business-development | 2,374 | +2,374 |
| 16 | cloud | 2,027 | +2,027 |
| 17 | iso-9001 | 1,944 | +1,944 |
| 18 | osha | 1,898 | +1,898 |
| 19 | scada | 1,891 | +1,891 |
| 20 | fmea | 1,800 | +1,800 |
| 21 | analytics | 1,714 | +1,714 |
| 22 | sap | 1,709 | +1,709 |
| 23 | plc | 1,704 | +1,704 |
| 24 | technical-writing | 1,682 | +1,682 |
| 25 | erp | 1,611 | +1,611 |
| 26 | civil-3d | 1,537 | +1,537 |
| 27 | bim | 1,528 | +1,528 |
| 28 | nfpa | 1,521 | +1,521 |
| 29 | hmi | 1,519 | +1,519 |
| 30 | agile | 1,501 | +1,501 |
| 31 | design-for-manufacturing | 1,494 | +1,494 |
| 32 | program-management | 1,440 | +1,440 |
| 33 | fea | 1,353 | +1,353 |
| 34 | itar | 1,352 | +1,352 |
| 35 | prototyping | 1,338 | +1,338 |
| 36 | bluebeam | 1,270 | +1,270 |
| 37 | regulatory-compliance | 1,260 | +1,260 |
| 38 | matlab | 1,252 | +1,252 |
| 39 | accessibility | 1,252 | +1,252 |
| 40 | api | 1,248 | +1,248 |