7 Types of Engineering
Firmware Engineering.
Mechanical Engineering.
Electrical Engineering.
Software Engineering.
Aerospace Engineering.
Civil Engineering.
Chemical Engineering.
Here are the best engineering jobs:
Mechanical Engineer.
Environmental Engineer.
Biomedical Engineer.
Civil Engineer.
Cartographer.
Architect.
Petroleum Engineer.
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ENTRY- 2023
LEVEL MEDIA
OCCUPATION JOB SUMMARY
EDUCATION N
PAY
Aerospace Engineering Aerospace engineering and operations
and Operations technologists and technicians run and maintain Associate's
$77,830
Technologists and equipment used to develop, test, produce, and degree
Technicians sustain aircraft and spacecraft.
Aerospace engineers design, develop, and test Bachelor's
Aerospace Engineers $130,720
aircraft, spacecraft, satellites, and missiles. degree
Agricultural engineers solve problems concerning
power supplies, machine efficiency, the use of
Bachelor's
Agricultural Engineers structures and facilities, pollution and $88,750
degree
environmental issues, and the storage and
processing of agricultural products.
Architects plan and design houses, factories, office Bachelor's
Architects $93,310
buildings, and other structures. degree
Bioengineers and biomedical engineers combine
Bioengineers and engineering principles with sciences to design and Bachelor's
$100,730
Biomedical Engineers create equipment, devices, computer systems, and degree
software.
Cartographers and photogrammetrists collect,
Cartographers and Bachelor's
analyze, and interpret geographic information to $76,210
Photogrammetrists degree
create and update maps and related products.
ENTRY- 2023
LEVEL MEDIA
OCCUPATION JOB SUMMARY
EDUCATION N
PAY
Chemical engineers apply the principles of
chemistry, physics, and engineering to design Bachelor's
Chemical Engineers $112,100
equipment and processes for manufacturing degree
products such as gasoline, detergents, and paper.
Civil Engineering Civil engineering technologists and technicians help
Associate's
Technologists and civil engineers plan, design, and build infrastructure $60,700
degree
Technicians and development projects.
Civil engineers plan, design, and supervise the
Bachelor's
Civil Engineers construction and maintenance of building and $95,890
degree
infrastructure projects.
Computer hardware engineers research, design,
Computer Hardware Bachelor's
develop, and test computer systems and $138,080
Engineers degree
components.
Drafters use software to convert the designs of Associate's
Drafters $62,530
engineers and architects into technical drawings. degree
Electrical and Electronic Electrical and electronic engineering technologists
Engineering and technicians help engineers design and develop Associate's
$72,800
Technologists and equipment that is powered by electricity or electric degree
Technicians current.
Electrical and Electrical engineers design, develop, test, and Bachelor's
$109,010
Electronics Engineers supervise the manufacture of electrical equipment. degree
ENTRY- 2023
LEVEL MEDIA
OCCUPATION JOB SUMMARY
EDUCATION N
PAY
Electro-mechanical and
Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists
Mechatronics Associate's
and technicians operate, test, and maintain $65,080
Technologists and degree
electromechanical or robotic equipment.
Technicians
Environmental
Environmental engineering technologists and
Engineering Associate's
technicians implement the plans that $54,000
Technologists and degree
environmental engineers develop.
Technicians
Environmental engineers use engineering
Environmental Bachelor's
disciplines in developing solutions to problems of $100,090
Engineers degree
planetary health.
Health and safety engineers apply their knowledge
Health and Safety of industrial processes, mechanics, psychology, and Bachelor's
$103,690
Engineers other disciplines to promote worksite or product degree
safety.
Industrial Engineering Industrial engineering technologists and technicians
Associate's
Technologists and help engineers solve problems affecting $62,610
degree
Technicians manufacturing layout or production.
Industrial engineers design, develop, and test
Bachelor's
Industrial Engineers integrated systems for managing industrial $99,380
degree
production processes.
Landscape architects design parks and other Bachelor's
Landscape Architects $79,320
outdoor spaces. degree
ENTRY- 2023
LEVEL MEDIA
OCCUPATION JOB SUMMARY
EDUCATION N
PAY
Marine engineers and naval architects design,
Marine Engineers and Bachelor's
develop, and evaluate the operation of marine $100,270
Naval Architects degree
vessels, ship machinery, and related equipment.
Materials engineers develop, process, and test Bachelor's
Materials Engineers $104,100
materials used to create a wide range of products. degree
Mechanical engineering technologists and
Mechanical Engineering
technicians help mechanical engineers design, Associate's
Technologists and $64,020
develop, test, and manufacture machines and other degree
Technicians
devices.
Mechanical engineers design, develop, build, and Bachelor's
Mechanical Engineers $99,510
test mechanical and thermal sensors and devices. degree
Mining and geological engineers design mines to
Mining and Geological Bachelor's
safely and efficiently remove minerals for use in $100,640
Engineers degree
manufacturing and utilities.
Nuclear engineers research and develop projects or
address problems concerning the release, control, Bachelor's
Nuclear Engineers $125,460
and use of nuclear energy and nuclear waste degree
disposal.
Petroleum engineers devise methods to improve oil Bachelor's
Petroleum Engineers $135,690
and gas extraction and production. degree
Surveying and Mapping Surveying and mapping technicians collect data High school $48,940
Technicians and make maps of the Earth's surface. diploma or
ENTRY- 2023
LEVEL MEDIA
OCCUPATION JOB SUMMARY
EDUCATION N
PAY
equivalent
Surveyors make precise measurements to Bachelor's
Surveyors $68,540
determine property boundaries. degree
