Also called: Continuous Improvement Engineer, Six Sigma Black Belt
Leads projects that use data and teamwork to cut waste and mistakes anywhere in a company.
You run a two-day workshop where machine operators map every step of their process on sticky notes. Together you find six wasted steps, test a new way of working, and track the results on a big board on the shop floor.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in engineering or business; Six Sigma Green/Black Belt certification.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Business Administration.
Growing much faster than average (about 11% over 10 years).
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI finds waste patterns in data faster; coaching teams, running kaizen events and changing habits stay human.
Classes: Statistics, Business, Psychology, Speech or debate.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2112.
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