There would be no modern world, no society without the marvels of engineering. From construction to aeronautics, medicine to the environment, and even the chair you are sitting in, microprocessors, high-speed motors, cellular networks, power grids, automated assembly lines, and many others, engineering is everywhere.
Engineerings are known to apply mathematical and scientific principles to solve a wide variety of practical problems in industry, social organization, public works, and commerce. Including researching, designing, building, and maintaining software systems, developing or maintaining advanced communication systems, and bridges, helping steam turbines to run more effectively, and much more besides.
This simply means engineering is a vast field that has a presence in nearly every industry, from manufacturing and production to shipping and construction, entertainment, healthcare, space, or the environment. In fact, engineering is behind everything. Engineering is one of the most reputed careers in the job market with an expectation of a 6% job growth increase between the years 2020 and 2030.
There are so many disciplines/sectors under engineering that no matter what your prospective career interest is, there’s bound to be one facet of the sector you will find fulfilling. Here on this page, I have listed the most popular careers for engineering some of which may or may not require a degree but will typically require at least a high school diploma or equivalent. For the most, you will be provided with several months of the on-the-job training program.
Careers for Engineering
- Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians
- Aerospace Engineers
- Agricultural Engineers
- Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
- Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
- Architectural Drafters
- Architectural and Engineering Managers
- Automotive Engineering Technicians
- Automotive Engineers
- Biochemical Engineers
- Biochemists and Biophysicists
- Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
- Biomedical Engineers
- Broadcast Technicians
- Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
- Chemical Engineers
- Chemical Plant and System Operators
- Chemical Technicians
- City and Regional Planning Aides
- Civil Drafters
- Civil Engineering Technicians
- Civil Engineers
- Commercial and Industrial Designers
- Computer Hardware Engineers
- Computer Programmers
- Computer Systems Analysts
- Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
- Computer and Information Research Scientists
- Electrical Engineering Technicians
- Electrical Engineering Technologists
- Electrical Engineers
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
- Electro-Mechanical Technicians
- Electromechanical Engineering Technologists
- Electronic Drafters
- Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers
- Electronics Engineering Technicians
- Electronics Engineering Technologists
- Electronics Engineers
- Energy Auditors
- Energy Engineers
- Engineering Technicians
- Engineers
- Environmental Engineering Technicians
- Environmental Engineers
- Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
- First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
- Forest and Conservation Technicians
- Fuel Cell Engineers
- Fuel Cell Technicians
- Geodetic Surveyors
- Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
- Government Property Inspectors and Investigators
- Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
- Hydroelectric Production Managers
- Industrial Engineering Technicians
- Industrial Engineering Technologists
- Industrial Engineers
- Industrial Safety and Health Engineers
- Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
- Landscape Architects
- Logistics Engineers
- Machinists
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
- Manufacturing Engineering Technologists
- Manufacturing Engineers
- Marine Architects
- Marine Engineers
- Materials Engineers
- Mathematical Technicians
- Mathematicians
- Mechanical Drafters
- Mechanical Engineering Technicians
- Mechanical Engineering Technologists
- Mechanical Engineers
- Mechatronics Engineers
- Medical Equipment Repairers
- Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
- Microsystems Engineers
- Millwrights
- Mining and Geological Engineers
- Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
- Nanosystems Engineers
- Nanotechnology Engineering Technicians
- Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists
- Nuclear Engineers
- Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
- Petroleum Engineers
- Photonics Engineers
- Photonics Technicians
- Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
- Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
- Robotics Technicians
- Sailors and Marine Oilers
- Semiconductor Processors
- Ship Engineers
- Software Developers, Applications
- Software Developers, Systems Software
- Soil and Water Conservationists
- Solar Energy Systems Engineers
- Sound Engineering Technicians
- Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
- Supply Chain Managers
- Surveying Technicians
- Surveyors
- Technical Directors/Managers
- Technical Writers
- Telecommunications Engineering Specialists
- Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Traffic Technicians
- Transportation Engineers
- Transportation Planners
- Validation Engineers
- Water Resource Specialists
- Water/Wastewater Engineers
- Welders, Cutters, and Welder Fitters
- Wind Energy Engineers
- Wind Energy Project Managers