<p>I've been reading into this field of engineering and it seems interesting to say the least. Out of all the engineering majors that I have looked at I think I might choose this as my major.</p>
<p>Could anyone give any info about this major? Do you have to be good at math to go into this field? Lots of pressure? Easy to find a job? </p>
<p>Input from experience to opinions about this major is really appreciated.</p>
<p>Industrial Engineering is all about - how to create and manage systems that integrate people, materials and energy in productive ways.</p>
<p>Columbia's video is the pretty good. They explain very good.</p>
<p>For all of you who is trying to figure out what IEOR is, check out columbia's video on IEOR. which is the second link in bleach's post.</p>
<p>I'm an OR practitioner. I have had an MS in OR for 15 years, and am now going for my PhD in OR. It includes an enduring skill set and jobs are in high demand. Often, OR is repackaged as Systems Engineering. (In fact, at times, my job title was "systems engineer".) </p>
<p>The Washington Post recently listed 750 job openings for "systems engineer". The website Salary.com shows that OR jobs peak out at $130,000 per year (median). </p>
<p>There are branches of my field that don't require very much math. These normally require a lot of programming, however. If you want to become a designer of simulations, which fall under the OR/SE umbrella, but are not math intensive, then start learning languages now (Java or C++). </p>
<p>There are other branches in the field that are just as heavy into math and statistics as any engineering discipline. That's usually where I work. There is extremely high demand for such skills. And, you don't have to be a one-in-a-million, work-till-you-die investment banker to capitalize on those skills.</p>
<p>Back during the 1980s, I had a choice of getting an MBA or an MS/OR. I chose the latter and never looked back. Few choices in my life were so certainly right.</p>