Most In-Demand Industrial Engineering Skills
The most in-demand skills for Industrial Engineering roles right now are automation, autocad, ai — ranked across 97639 open postings.
Updated September 14, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | automation | 10,896 | +1,767 |
| 2 | autocad | 6,963 | +1,534 |
| 3 | ai | 5,305 | +80 |
| 4 | python | 4,689 | +134 |
| 5 | six-sigma | 4,265 | +1,041 |
| 6 | cad | 3,805 | +1,015 |
| 7 | process-improvement | 3,175 | +860 |
| 8 | cloud | 3,017 | +5 |
| 9 | scada | 3,004 | +542 |
| 10 | assembly | 2,886 | +589 |
| 11 | hmi | 2,806 | +788 |
| 12 | networking | 2,751 | +266 |
| 13 | iso-9001 | 2,634 | +644 |
| 14 | plc | 2,483 | +566 |
| 15 | api | 2,482 | +28 |
| 16 | sql | 2,365 | +301 |
| 17 | agile | 2,084 | +125 |
| 18 | business-development | 1,934 | +631 |
| 19 | analytics | 1,839 | +167 |
| 20 | ci-cd | 1,797 | +42 |
| 21 | linux | 1,781 | +94 |
| 22 | sap | 1,695 | +373 |
| 23 | erp | 1,600 | +437 |
| 24 | regulatory-compliance | 1,573 | +361 |
| 25 | ethernet | 1,495 | +212 |
| 26 | aws | 1,407 | -122 |
| 27 | solidworks | 1,391 | +415 |
| 28 | cpp | 1,361 | +85 |
| 29 | accessibility | 1,342 | +115 |
| 30 | test-automation | 1,307 | +44 |
| 31 | technical-writing | 1,306 | +353 |
| 32 | azure | 1,187 | +41 |
| 33 | stakeholder-management | 1,159 | +220 |
| 34 | machine-learning | 1,152 | -72 |
| 35 | powerbi | 1,133 | +216 |
| 36 | as9100 | 1,131 | +190 |
| 37 | minitab | 1,117 | +223 |
| 38 | git | 1,115 | +69 |
| 39 | java | 1,105 | +58 |
| 40 | cybersecurity | 1,102 | +30 |