Industrial engineering is one of the few engineering majors that allow the engineer to work directly with the workforce. I have always enjoyed working with people, so industrial engineering was a good fit.
Industrial engineering is also very broad.
I know several industrial engineers that work in industries as diverse as health care to nuclear power. I have always been interested in developing solutions for manufacturing processes, ergonomic issues, and workload planning. Some of the tools industrial engineers use to develop solutions are new to the field, such as simulation, and are expected to become the benchmark of the degree. Overall, industrial engineers can work in any industry, and do many different tasks within that industry. I am very excited about the flexibility the degree will give me as a person.