Most In-Demand Industrial Engineering Skills
The most in-demand skills for Industrial Engineering roles right now are automation, ai, networking — ranked across 14751 open postings.
Updated November 1, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | automation | 1,056 | +1,056 |
| 2 | ai | 1,008 | +1,008 |
| 3 | networking | 780 | +780 |
| 4 | autocad | 778 | +778 |
| 5 | cad | 762 | +762 |
| 6 | python | 664 | +664 |
| 7 | corrective-action | 639 | +639 |
| 8 | root-cause-analysis | 597 | +597 |
| 9 | assembly | 578 | +578 |
| 10 | cloud | 478 | +478 |
| 11 | revit | 418 | +418 |
| 12 | risk-assessment | 374 | +374 |
| 13 | computer-vision | 361 | +361 |
| 14 | sensor-fusion | 354 | +354 |
| 15 | business-development | 346 | +346 |
| 16 | itar | 320 | +320 |
| 17 | six-sigma | 318 | +318 |
| 18 | scada | 293 | +293 |
| 19 | stakeholder-management | 284 | +284 |
| 20 | solidworks | 275 | +275 |
| 21 | process-improvement | 262 | +262 |
| 22 | api | 260 | +260 |
| 23 | agile | 236 | +236 |
| 24 | aws | 233 | +233 |
| 25 | matlab | 227 | +227 |
| 26 | ethernet | 211 | +211 |
| 27 | firmware | 210 | +210 |
| 28 | nfpa | 207 | +207 |
| 29 | oscilloscope | 206 | +206 |
| 30 | sql | 205 | +205 |
| 31 | civil-3d | 201 | +201 |
| 32 | prototyping | 196 | +196 |
| 33 | iso-9001 | 196 | +196 |
| 34 | erp | 190 | +190 |
| 35 | fea | 184 | +184 |
| 36 | ci-cd | 184 | +184 |
| 37 | analytics | 167 | +167 |
| 38 | sap | 166 | +166 |
| 39 | teamcenter | 164 | +164 |
| 40 | cpp | 163 | +163 |