All industrial companies and a large portion of public institutions need professionals who integrate technological knowledge with a mastery of industrial organization. These professionals can work in virtually all functional areas of companies: production, logistics, quality, maintenance, purchasing, sales, product management, processes, cost control, finance, environmental management, innovation management, project management, human resources, occupational health and safety, corporate social responsibility, and so on. Their skills are particularly well-suited to activities with a significant project and/or operational component where technological and organizational aspects must be effectively and efficiently interconnected, as well as in activities involving technology or technological innovation management.

Furthermore, the boom in logistics and transportation companies, as well as manufacturing companies, requires professionals with solid knowledge in the field of Industrial Organization. Finally, another source of employment for these graduates is the Public Administration, especially in the areas of Industrial and Technological Promotion, and R&D&I.

Different professional profiles corresponding to the degree in Industrial Organization Engineering can be identified in relation to the functions currently performed in professional practice by current graduates in this branch of engineering:

• Management and administration of companies, especially industrial or service companies with relevant technological content.
• Organization and Management of Production and Operations.
• Organization and Management of Logistics Networks.
• Physical Distribution Management (Warehouses and Transport).
• Purchasing and Supply Management.
• Quality, Safety and Environmental Management.
• Technology and Technological Innovation Management.
• Information Systems Management.
• Organizational and Human Resources Management.
• Marketing and Sales Management.
• Financial and Cost Management.
• Public Administration, especially in areas of Industrial and Technological Promotion, and R&D&I.