<p>Which one is the better major, Industrial Engineeing or Electrical Engineering, in terms of demand and salary?</p>
<p>I like the courses involved in both the programs but I just don't know which one to choose.</p>
<p>I would take EE over IE any day but that's just me...</p>
<p>In my opinion EE is far superior to IE.</p>
<p>could you please elaborate?</p>
<p>And its in terms of salary and demand in the field.</p>
<p>EE is superior in terms of salary and demand.</p>
<p>oh, really.</p>
<p>and why is that?
is it because EEs have more tech knowledge compared to IEs?</p>
<p>Here's the salary survey results for BS graduates at Georgia Tech:</p>
<p>I would post MS survey results but the sample pool is too small to yield any useable data.</p>
<p>EE is slighly above IE in salary range.
and what about the demand?</p>
<p>the median for BMEs is 60k.
and the low is 50k.
and the high is all the way up in 75k.</p>
<p>Comp E and Comp. Sc. are pretty high too.</p>
<p>demand for EEs will be better. they can go into any industry</p>
<p>So, are you suggesting IEs are stuck in a particular field?</p>
<p>I found this on wiki:
''industrial engineering is applied in virtually every industry. Examples of where industrial engineering might be used include shortening lines (or queues) at a theme park, streamlining an operating room, distributing products worldwide, and manufacturing cheaper and more reliable automobiles.''</p>
<p>well companies/organizations would need IEs to look after the health of the instituition. So, isn't IE also "they can go into any industry'' ?</p>
<p>''IEs work in many differeent industries, some of them are:</p>
<p>Aerospace: Boeing, Lear, Lockheed Martin
Automotive: Chrysler, Delphi, Ford, Honda, GM, Mack Trucks
Communications: AT&T Solutions, Ericsson, Lucent Technologies, AOL Time Warner Computer/electronics: Intel, IBM
Consultants: Accenture, Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte & Touche
Consumer products: Black & Decker, Johnson & Johnson, Proctor & Gamble
Food products: Hershey Foods, Nabisco, Pepperidge Farms, Pepsi
Industrial products: Alcoa, Caterpillar, Corning, Ingersoll-Rand, U.S. Steel
Insurance and banking: Allstate, Capital One
Petroleum: ExxonMobil
Pharmaceuticals: Bristol-Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck
Transportation: FedEx Ground, UPS''</p>
<p>Yes, but the bottom line is that other types of engineers are often hired to do IE work, whereas electrical engineering work more or less requires an electrical engineering background. I kind of see electrical engineers as being less replaceable.</p>
<p>I would say either.</p>
<p>I personally think I.E. is a great major...especially if the program is not tied only to manufacturing. If the IE program is OR-based, then the programs tend to allow a lot of technical electives which lets you "tailor" your program.</p>
<p>Whats the difference between an IE major and an IE w/ an OR major?</p>
<p>"but the bottom line is that other types of engineers are often hired to do IE work"</p>
<p>in that case theres no need for IEs.</p>
<p>Yes. I have talked with many companies that would rather hire MEs and EEs because they can teach them the IE skills needed for the job.</p>
<p>So, there really isn't a need for IEs.
then why is there such a major called IE in colleges?</p>
<p>I would not say there is no need or demand for IEs because obviously this is not true. In some parts of the country there seems to be good demand for IEs who have some business and operations research background. In my area, which has more low-tech manufacturing, the demand for IEs is non-existent.</p>
<p>"that would rather hire MEs and EEs because they can teach them the IE skills needed for the job."</p>
<p>why is that?
is it because they have more technical knowledge?</p>