I work for NASA at the Kennedy Space Center, assembling and testing an international laboratory in space.My work helps patients in our hospitals get better care.Every day I am improving how we make some of Americas favorite treats.Our motto is We dont forget who we are working for, and who we work for is the US Military.Within 10 years, every hospital in the nation will have an industrial engineer associated with their team.I help create magical moments at one of the worlds most famous places.Industrial engineers are problem solvers. People who find that its creative and fun to make things work better.

00:43NASAJos NuezIndustrial EngineerMission Integration EngineerKennedy Space CenterThe International space station travels around the earth at 17.500 miles per hour. Thats 16 times a day. Six astronauts from different countries live there performing experiments that will benefit life on earth. I lead a team of people that assembles and checks out the hardwork that will be flown to space which will then be used by our scientists. This module just came back from space and actually we opened up the hatch yesterday.As an industrial engineer, Im contributing to one of the greatest technological achievements in human history.

01:20HERSHEYNicole RankIndustrial EngineerThe Hershey CompanyI like my job because its different every day. In this plant we make about 1 million tons of chocolate every day.Even in a company as successful as Hershey, Industrial Engineers can always help improve what we do.We ended up collecting rolls of bars and looking at the almond percentage by bar.Hershey bars with almonds do not always have a consistent number of almonds.I led a team to make design changes to the equipment, so now the bars have a more consistent number of almonds.Now we are producing better quality bars. Our customers are happy and the company is saving money.

01:54LOCKHEED MARTINPat SunderlinDirector & Deputy Vice PresidentOperations Industrial EngineerLockheed Martin CorporationLockheed Martin is the number one defense contractor for the United States Government.Im responsible for the operations on the missile fire control business with the approach were going to take to build and test things, the manpower were going to lead, the technology support.The whole background of what we do is all around the culture. I call it the cultural DNA. When my customer comes back and tells me that the product I made saved their lives, there is no more personal satisfaction better than that.

02:26INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERSJane AmmonsInstitute of Industrial EngineersIndustrial engineers are the kind of people that find the shortest, quickest, cheapest, best way to do something and think its fun to solve that puzzle.We try to strive for delivering excellence and quality in all we do.Not only do they have good technical skills, theyre good in math and science and computers, but that also have good people skills. They learn how businesses work; they learn how the world works.

Jose Nuez: They look at the whole picture and they try to understand where it all fits.

Starting salaries now are around the 55 to 65-thousand-dollar range. Industrial engineers are in more demand today than they ever have been.Because there are so many things you can do, I dont really feel worried about my next step in my career.

03:09HEALTHCARESarah BonzoIndustrial EngineerLean Sigma SpecialistRochester General HospitalHospitals today are busier than ever, so its very important that each patient gets fast and quality care. As an industrial engineer I work directly with doctors and nurses .We develop ideas to make the hospital run more efficiently and make procedures like lab testing more accurate. Ive seen patients get better; Ive seen them happy about their care. That really means a lot and it makes you want to come to work every day.

03:38I remember coming to the theme parks as a kid and I wanted to experience everything. Now my job at Disney is to make sure our parks and resorts are fun and efficient, so our guests get the full experience.I observe how our attractions are operating and analyze data to make improvements.

03:58New changes at Space Mountain our making wait time shorter and more entertaining. When you think about the number of people that come through our turnstiles and get the opportunity to say: YeapI had a hand to in improving their experience is definitely rewarding.

04:20From the products on our shelves to the efficiency of our trucks, industrial engineers contribute to Wal-Marts role as a global leader in sustainability.

04:30My job is to create technology that makes it easy to capture and share lifes most important moments. Industrial engineers help our airports operate more safely and efficiently. I study the new and innovative ways people work today so my company can develop products for the future. I develop new methods to keep our factory worker safer on the job.At the America Red Cross, industrial engineers coordinate disaster relief to the worlds neediest people. I make men help create a corp. of provision and develop the path to get there.

05:01As an industrial engineer I help to advance to the future space exploration.I work for a company that builds medical devices so people can have longer healthier lives.Our team of industrial engineers finds the best way to transport our products to more than 1.000 stores. My company makes equipment to diagnose all kinds of patient injuries and illness. As an industrial engineer I am improving products for the global auto industry.Industrial engineering gives me unique and different perspective to improve the way my company does business.

05:33I try to drive continuous process improvement every day.Industrial engineering opens up opportunities throughout the company. You can pretty much go anywhere. Were tackling new challenges and coming up with creative solutions to make our company better.All those things I learned in my IE program I apply every day. Its exciting to use my industrial engineering skills to deliver a great guest experience.My job is rewarding because I know Im making a difference in peoples lives.

06:00Industrial engineers are the leaders of today and tomorrow. Every day is a different adventure. Its truly the dream job.