Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Job description
These individuals provide support and services to develop production methods, facilities, and systems. They contribute to the planning, evaluation, and organization of work. They work for:
- Manufacturing companies
- Insurance companies
- The government
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
Main tasks
- Develop and direct production, inventory, and quality assurance programs.
- Design the layout of plants and production facilities.
- Develop and conduct workplace studies.
- Design and implement industrial health, safety, and fire prevention programs.
- Collaborate in the preparation of assessments, specifications, and reports.
- Develop manufacturing and processing methods.
- Develop applications to control computer-operated machines and robots.
- Set up machine and equipment controls, monitor production, and verify processes.
Advancement and mobility
- There is some mobility between these positions and positions in related fields (e.g. technical sales).
- Experience leads to management positions.
- These individuals may specialize in various applications (production processes, quality assurance, etc.) and industrial fields (metals, plastics, textiles, etc.).
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $21.50
- Median
- $31.00
- Maximum
- $41.76
Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 26.8% Female
- 73.2% Male
- 26.8% Female
- 73.2% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
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NAICS 3329% of jobs
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NAICS 33648% of jobs
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NAICS 3267% of jobs
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NAICS 3336% of jobs
-
NAICS 336 [excluding 3364]6% of jobs
-
Others64% of jobs
All of Québec
-
NAICS 3329% of jobs
-
NAICS 33648% of jobs
-
NAICS 3267% of jobs
-
NAICS 3336% of jobs
-
NAICS 336 [excluding 3364]6% of jobs
-
Others64% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
College
DCS in mechanical Engineering Technology
Placement rate: 43.3%
53.4% of graduates pursue further studies
DCS in pharmaceutical Production Technology
Placement rate: 50%
45% of graduates pursue further studies
DCS in techniques de génie aérospatial
Placement rate: 31.4%
68.6% of graduates pursue further studies
DCS in techniques du meuble et d'ébénisterie (Menuiserie architecturale)
Placement rate: 81.8%
18.2% of graduates pursue further studies
DCS in technologie du génie des matériaux composites
Placement rate: 50%
50% of graduates pursue further studies
DCS in technologie du génie industriel
Placement rate: 41.3%
58.7% of graduates pursue further studies
Also required
- Membership in the Ordre des technologues professionnels du Québec (OTPQ [Quebec Order of Professional Technologists]) to use the title of professional technologist.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Critical thought
- Reading comprehension
- Oral expression
- Active listening
- Solving complex problems
- Operation analysis
- Quality control analysis
- Technological design
- Coordination
- Result evaluation
- Material resource management
- Information processing
- System analysis
- Written expression
- Judgment and decision-making
- Systems evaluation
- Human resource management
- Social perception
Abilities
- Deductive reasoning
- Awareness of issues
- Near vision
- Speech clarity
- Written comprehension
- Oral comprehension
- Inductive reasoning
- Verbal skills
- Information organization
- Speech recognition
- Idea generation
- Written expression
- Visualization
- Basic numeracy
- Classification
- Mathematical reasoning
- Processing flexibility
- Selective attention
Knowledge and attributes
- Sense of responsibility
- Capacity to influence and mobilize
- Capacity to work in a team
- Rigour
- Intermediate knowledge of the English language
- Creativity
- Capacity for synthesis
- Knowledge of engineering and technology
- Sense of observation
- Knowledge of mechanics
Interests
- Direct, organize, and manage
- Work with numbers
- Create, design
- Make, build, install
- Make technical plans and drawings
- Conduct tests and trials, control processes
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Official name of the NOC 22302
Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians
Job titles
- Fire Protection Technicians
- Manufacturing technician
- Industrial Engineering Technicians
- Quality control technologist (except chemical)
- Industrial engineering technician
- Manufacturing technologist
- Industrial engineering technologist
- Production and quality control technologist
- Time study analyst
- Industrial engineering analyst
- Methods designer
- Manufacturing cost estimator
- Numerically controlled tool programmer
- Computer numerically controlled coordinate measuring machine (cnc/cmm) programmer
- Numerically controlled machine tool programmer (except operators)
- Computer numerical control (cnc) mastercam programmer
- Numerical control (nc) programmer
- Computer numerical control (cnc) programmer
- 3d computer numerical control (cnc) programmer
- Computer-assisted design/computer-assisted manufacturing (cad/cam) programmer
- Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing, numerical control (cad/cam nc) programmer
- Quality control technician (except chemical)
- Inventory control technician
- Plastics technician
- Pulp and paper technician
- Textile technician
- Plant layout technician
- Manufacturing technician - industrial engineering
- Plastics manufacturing technician
- Materials handling technician
- Plastics moulding technician
- Injection moulding technician
- Scheduling technician - manufacturing
- Planning technician
- Production planning technician
- Quality control technologist - industrial engineering
- Pulp and paper technologist
- Textile technologist
- Quality assurance technologist
- Computer numerically controlled (cnc) technologist
- Fabric design technologist
- Production control technologist
- Time study technologist
- Loss prevention technologist - manufacturing
- Production technologist - sawmill
- Tool programming technologist
- Operations research technologist
- Pulp and paper manufacturing technologist
Skill type
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
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Last update: January 29, 2026