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How to become an Industrial Internet Engineer

Official Chinese title (2022 occupational classification): 工业互联网工程技术人员

Plans and designs the industrial internet, develops, tests and verifies the technology, delivers projects, and handles operations management and maintenance.

Main tasks

Researching and designing solutions for connecting networks and sharing data, and guiding project delivery
Researching, developing and applying ways to collect industrial big data, industrial process models and advanced data analysis and mining
Researching, designing, developing, testing and promoting industrial internet platforms and industrial application software (App)
Planning, designing and deploying industrial internet security systems to protect networks, platforms and data
Planning and running asset data across industry and supply chains, and guiding resource allocation, coordinated and flexible production, and equipment health and energy management
Building, testing and maintaining industrial internet networks, monitoring information and keeping network links and resources up to date
Explaining industrial internet terms and giving technical advice and guidance on project delivery

Ways in

University: Computing & IT degrees, Offered by 100 universities in China Related undergraduate subject classes in the Ministry of Education catalogue (2025): Computer Science (0809); majors such as Intelligence Science and Technology, Computer Science and Technology, Network Engineering, Internet of Things Engineering, Software Engineering, Data Science and Big Data Technology. Matched to the occupation by Peernovo.
University: Engineering degrees, Offered by 105 universities in China Related undergraduate subject classes in the Ministry of Education catalogue (2025): Automation (0808); Mechanical Engineering (0802); Electrical Engineering (0806); majors such as Intelligent Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Automation, Intelligent Equipment and Systems, Automation, Electrical Engineering and Intelligent Control, Robotics Engineering. Matched to the occupation by Peernovo.
Vocational majors: Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Industrial Internet Applications (460310). Vocational major 460310 Industrial Internet Applications (工业互联网应用), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Industrial Internet Equipment Data Collection; Industrial Internet Predictive Maintenance; Industrial Internet Implementation and Maintenance.; Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Industrial Internet Technology (510211). Vocational major 510211 Industrial Internet Technology (工业互联网技术), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Computer Technology and Software Professional Qualification; Industrial Internet Network Operation and Maintenance; Industrial Internet Equipment Data Collection; Industrial Internet Implementation and Maintenance.; Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Industrial Software Development Technology (510214). Vocational major 510214 Industrial Software Development Technology (工业软件开发技术), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Industrial APP Design and Development; Industrial Internet APP Development.; Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Intelligent Control Technology (460303). Vocational major 460303 Intelligent Control Technology (智能控制技术), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Industrial Robot Application Programming; Industrial Robot Integration; Industrial Robot Operation and Maintenance; Motion Control System Development and Applications; Industrial Internet Implementation and Maintenance; Intelligent Line Operation and Maintenance.; Secondary vocational school (中职) major: Intelligent Production Line Installation and Maintenance (660306). Vocational major 660306 Intelligent Production Line Installation and Maintenance (智能化生产线安装与运维), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Intelligent Manufacturing Equipment Operation and Maintenance; Intelligent Production Line Control and Maintenance; Intelligent Manufacturing Equipment Installation and Commissioning.; Vocational bachelor (职业本科) major: Industrial Internet Engineering (260307). Vocational major 260307 Industrial Internet Engineering (工业互联网工程), 4 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Industrial Internet Equipment Data Collection; Industrial Internet Predictive Maintenance; Industrial Internet Implementation and Maintenance.; Vocational bachelor (职业本科) major: Industrial Internet Technology (310211). Vocational major 310211 Industrial Internet Technology (工业互联网技术), 4 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Computer Technology and Software Professional Qualification; Industrial Internet Network Operation and Maintenance; Industrial Internet Equipment Data Collection; Industrial Internet Implementation and Maintenance.; Vocational bachelor (职业本科) major: Intelligent Control Technology (260303). Vocational major 260303 Intelligent Control Technology (智能控制技术), 4 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Industrial Robot Application Programming; Industrial Robot Integration; Industrial Robot Operation and Maintenance; Motion Control System Development and Applications; Industrial Internet Implementation and Maintenance; Intelligent Line Integration and Applications.
National qualification: National professional qualification: Computer Technology and Software Professional Qualification. A national qualification that shows your level; it is not required to work. Listed in the national vocational qualifications catalogue (国家职业资格目录, 2021) as Computer Technology and Software Professional Qualification (计算机技术与软件专业技术资格), run by Ministry of Industry and Information Technology; Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. Peernovo links it to this occupation.

Pay · AI and this job

Median pay in China: CN¥79,500 a year (2025).
Middle half: CN¥55,200 to CN¥123,700. One in ten earn less than CN¥42,000 and one in ten more than CN¥192,300.
This is the figure for the mid group Engineering and Technical Personnel, not for this job alone.
National figure: wage prices of enterprise employees from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) enterprise pay survey. The public sector and the self-employed are not covered.
Guangzhou only: median CN¥172,500 a year (2025), middle half CN¥119,287 to CN¥317,400.
This is the figure for the minor group Digital Technology Engineers and Technicians, not for this job alone.
Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, by the ILO's global estimate.

Who does this work

The census group Engineering and Technical Personnel holds 2.35% of everyone employed in China; 17.1% of its workers are women (2020 Census).
48.9% are under 35, 45.1% are 35 to 54 and 6% are 55 or older. The middle age band is 35 to 39.
Census figures for the whole mid group (2020 long-form sample), not for this job alone.

Questions people ask

How do I become an Industrial Internet Engineer?

Ways in include: Computing & IT degrees; Engineering degrees; Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Industrial Internet Applications (460310); Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Industrial Internet Technology (510211).

How much does an Industrial Internet Engineer earn in China?

Across China, the median pay of enterprise employees is CN¥79,500 a year (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS), 2025). The public sector and the self-employed are not covered. It is the figure for the mid group Engineering and Technical Personnel. In Guangzhou alone it is CN¥172,500 a year (2025).

Will AI change the work of an Industrial Internet Engineer?

Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS): 2025 enterprise pay survey information: wage prices of enterprise employees by occupation mid group, and digital occupations (P10 to P90 annual CNY) (2025 (published 2026-07-08)), retrieved 5 October 2026
Guangzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau: Guangzhou 2025 labour market wage prices (P10 to P90 annual CNY by occupation) (2025 (enterprise pay survey)), retrieved 4 October 2026
National Bureau of Statistics of China: China Population Census Yearbook 2020, long-form tables 4-6 and 4-7 (employed by occupation mid group, sex, age) (2020 Census long form (10% sample)), retrieved 4 October 2026
International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, State Administration for Market Regulation, National Bureau of Statistics: Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China, 2022 edition (public consultation draft) (2022 public consultation draft (1,636 occupations; final edition 1,639)), retrieved 4 October 2026

Sources: Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China (2022 edition, public consultation draft), Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, State Administration for Market Regulation and National Bureau of Statistics; Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, 2025 enterprise pay survey information; Guangzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, 2025 labour market wage prices; National Bureau of Statistics of China (www.stats.gov.cn), 2020 Population Census yearbook; Ministry of Education, vocational education major profiles (2022 revision) and undergraduate major catalogue (2025); Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, national vocational qualifications catalogue (2021); O*NET interest scores (CC BY 4.0); ILO global generative AI exposure index (CC BY 4.0). Figures processed by Peernovo. English text, translations and the matching of occupations to ISCO-08, majors, degree fields and qualifications by Peernovo.

Descriptions and tasks are Peernovo's own words, written from the facts in the Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China (2022 edition). Job titles and work types are the classification's own.

Updated 5 October 2026