NOC 21321: Industrial and manufacturing engineers
What industrial and manufacturing engineers do
Industrial and manufacturing engineers conduct studies, and develop and supervise programs to achieve the best use of equipment, human resources, technology, materials and procedures to enhance efficiency and productivity. They are employed in consulting firms, manufacturing and processing companies, in government, financial, health care and other institutions, or they may be self-employed.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Plan and design plant layouts and facilities
- Study new machinery and facilities and recommend or select efficient combinations
- Develop flexible or integrated manufacturing systems and procedures
- Conduct studies and implement programs to determine optimum inventory levels for production and to allow optimum utilization of machinery, materials and resources
- Analyze costs of production
- Design, develop and conduct time studies and work simplification programs
- Determine human resource and skill requirements and develop training programs
- Develop performance standards, evaluation systems and wage and incentive programs
- Conduct studies of the reliability and performance of plant facilities and production or administrative systems
- Develop maintenance standards, schedules and programs
- Establish programs and conduct studies to enhance industrial health and safety or to identify and correct fire and other hazards
- Evaluate or assess industrial facilities
- Supervise technicians, technologists, analysts, administrative staff and other engineers.
Job titles under NOC 21321
21 job titles are classified here, including computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) engineer, fire prevention engineer, industrial engineer.
- computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) engineer
- consulting industrial engineer
- cost engineer
- efficiency engineer
- fire prevention engineer
- industrial efficiency engineer
- industrial engineer
- industrial engineering project manager
- industrial safety engineer
- maintenance engineering lead - industrial and manufacturing
- manufacturing engineer
- manufacturing engineering lead
- methods engineer
- plant engineer
- production engineer
- quality assurance (QA) engineer
- quality control engineer
- safety engineer
- systems engineer - manufacturing
- time-study engineer
- work measurement engineer
Employment requirements
- A bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or in a related engineering discipline is required.
- A master's degree or doctorate in a related engineering discipline may be required.
- Licensing by a provincial or territorial association of professional engineers is required to approve engineering drawings and reports and to practise as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.).
- Engineers are eligible for registration following graduation from an accredited educational program, and after three or four years of supervised work experience in engineering and passing a professional practice examination.
Industrial and manufacturing engineers wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $29.00/hr | $44.23/hr | $75.00/hr |
Toronto ON | $28.00/hr | $45.67/hr | $65.64/hr |
Montréal QC | $30.55/hr | $44.94/hr | $65.19/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $21.00/hr | $40.00/hr | $48.08/hr |
Calgary AB | $35.48/hr | $59.22/hr | $95.36/hr |
Ottawa ON | $31.15/hr | $40.00/hr | $76.92/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $27.50/hr | $43.27/hr | $48.08/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $30.05/hr | $43.03/hr | $69.23/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $35.13/hr | $44.71/hr | $85.18/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $30.39/hr | $43.09/hr | $62.85/hr |
London ON | $35.46/hr | $40.52/hr | $60.77/hr |
Halifax NS | $29.57/hr | $41.33/hr | $68.36/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $31.44/hr | $43.35/hr | $63.65/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $31.26/hr | $42.73/hr | $61.97/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $32.11/hr | $46.18/hr | $70.50/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $29.90/hr | $48.90/hr | $77.38/hr |
Nova Scotia | $28.85/hr | $43.59/hr | $68.27/hr |
New Brunswick | $27.95/hr | $43.03/hr | $64.09/hr |
Quebec | $30.05/hr | $43.03/hr | $69.23/hr |
Ontario | $27.88/hr | $45.67/hr | $76.92/hr |
Manitoba | $27.50/hr | $42.74/hr | $53.85/hr |
Saskatchewan | $30.00/hr | $45.41/hr | $70.42/hr |
Alberta | $32.00/hr | $57.69/hr | $120.19/hr |
British Columbia | $22.50/hr | $43.27/hr | $55.29/hr |
Using NOC 21321 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 21 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) (NOC 21311)
- Engineering managers (NOC 20010)
- Mechanical engineers (NOC 21301)
- Metallurgical and materials engineers (NOC 21322)
- Organizational analyst (NOC 11201)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for industrial and manufacturing engineers?
Industrial and manufacturing engineers are NOC 2021 unit group 21321. Example job titles in this group include computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) engineer, fire prevention engineer, industrial engineer, manufacturing engineer.
What TEER is NOC 21321?
NOC 21321 is TEER 1 (University degree). Usually requires a university degree (bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate), or experience from a related TEER 2 occupation. TEER 0, 1, 2 and 3 work counts as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker and Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do industrial and manufacturing engineers earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $44.23/hr, about $86,000 a year full-time, with a range of $29.00/hr to $75.00/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.