The industrial technology field employs creative and technically proficient individuals who can help a company achieve efficient and profitable productivity.
Those who hold associate degrees typically qualify for the entry-level technician and technologist positions, such as in the maintenance and operation of machinery.
A graduate degree in industrial technology could qualify individuals for jobs in research, teaching and upper-level management".
Industrial technology program graduates obtain a majority of positions which are applied engineering and/or management oriented.
This has been defined as: Studies in this area often employ a multi-disciplinary research methodology and shade off into the wider analysis of business and economic growth (development, performance).
The studies are often based on a mixture of industrial field research and desk-based data analysis and aim to be of interest and use to practitioners in business management and investment (etc.)