Process Engineer
Corning
Hickory, NC · $85k–$117k a year · Posted November 6, 2026
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $100,855 a year. Across 288 open process engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $87,000 to $115,000 and the median is $98,500. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 2% above the median.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among industrial engineers is little observed so far. Measured exposure for industrial engineers: 4% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
Corning has filed one layoff notice in the last twelve months, covering 123 workers, most recently February 2026. These are public filings with state labor departments, and an open role can sit alongside them. See the filings
About the job
...individuals for their own use.Scope of Position:Apply knowledge of engineering principles and practices to effectively accomplish technical... ...within and beyond department boundaries to resolve important process and product issues. Enhance manufacturing capabilities through...