If you are graduating with a degree in engineering, it's likely that you will be looking at going into a particular career that uses your specialist knowledge, although this depends very much on your specific discipline.
Careers for engineering graduates
Some of the areas of work employing engineering graduates are:
aerospace
biomaterials development
biomedical and medical technologies
chemical and pharmaceutical
civil engineering (consulting or contracting)
electrical engineering and power generation
energy and utilities
engineering design
environmental consultancy
ICT and telecommunications
industrial research
maintenance engineering
manufacturing and production
medical devices
process development
process engineering, control and maintenance
quality assurance and quality control
research and development
systems analysis and software engineering.
Use our ‘jobs with your degree’ tool to access an additional list of job descriptions with detailed information about each career.
Employability skills gained from an engineering degree
our degree subject does not necessarily limit your options. It’s been estimated that 40 per cent of graduate vacancies do not ask for specific degree subjects. And if you do not want to pursue a career in engineering, your degree will have helped you develop a range of transferable skills that you can bring to jobs unrelated to your subject. These include:
analytical thinking
capacity for detail
creativity
data analysis
laboratory skills
logical thinking
numeracy, statistics and computing
presentation and other communication skills
problem solving
organisational abilities
project management
research skills
teamwork.
Alternative careers for engineering graduates
An engineering background could be useful in a number of other careers, for example:
Get the latest jobs, internships, careers advice, courses and graduate events based on what's important to you. Start connecting directly with top employers today.
