What can I do with a degree in Engineering?

Fields of Employment

Any Engineering Discipline

  • Production
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Management Consulting
  • Research and Development
  • Teaching
  • Law

Civil

  • Structural
  • Urban & Community Planning
  • Construction
  • Environmental
  • Water Resources
  • Transportation and Pipeline
  • Geotechnical
  • Photogrammetric, Surveying and Mapping
  • Materials
  • Hydrology

Electrical/Computer

  • Power Electronics
  • Power Systems
  • Communications
  • Electronics
  • Control Systems
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Microelectronics
  • Image Processing & Robotics
  • Computer Engineering
  • Plasma Engineering
  • Computer Vision
  • Mechatronics

Employers

  • Aeronautical/Aerospace
  • Armed forces
  • Automotive
  • Aviation & Airports Division
  • Business
  • Consumer products
  • Chemical and petrochemical
  • Construction industry
  • Consulting firms
  • Electronics
  • Environmental
  • Engineering or architectural firms
  • Federal, state and local government
  • Freelance consulting
  • Information communications & technology
  • Industry
  • Meterology
  • Medical Engineering
  • Manufacturing companies
  • Machine tools
  • Mining and metallurgy
  • Nuclear
  • Oil companies
  • Oceanography
  • Professional and scientific equipment
  • Pulp and paper
  • Railroads
  • Transportation
  • Textiles
  • Telecommunications businesses
  • Universities
  • Utility companies
  • Water & wastewater  

Further Information and Strategies

  • Related work experience obtained through internships, part-time, vacation or volunteer jobs, as well as regular employment is extremely beneficial.
  • Bachelor’s degree provides wide range of career opportunities in industry, business and government.
  • MBA degree provides best opportunities in technical management.
  • Obtain PhD for optimal teaching and research careers.
  • Join professional associations (e.g. Engineers Australia and the Australian Computer Society) as a student member to gain knowledge about the profession.

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