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Roles in Engineering: what they pay, where they're heading and how to get in.
Acoustic Engineer
Acoustic engineers work out how sound and vibration will behave in a building, a road or a product, then design what it takes to keep them within acceptable limits.
Aerospace Engineer
Aerospace engineers design and test the structures, engines and control systems that keep aircraft and spacecraft flying safely.
Agricultural Engineer
Agricultural engineers apply engineering design to farming, planning the machinery, irrigation and rural structures that help producers grow more with less.
Automation Technician
An automation technician installs, programs and repairs the control systems that keep industrial plant running.
Biomedical Engineer
Biomedical engineers design the medical devices and equipment that hospitals, clinics and manufacturers use to diagnose, monitor and treat patients.
Building Inspector
Building inspectors check construction work and finished buildings against the Building Code of Australia, so problems get fixed before a building is signed off.
Calibration Technician
Calibration technicians check, adjust and certify measuring instruments so the readings that laboratories, factories and utilities rely on stay accurate.
Chemical Engineer
Chemical engineers work out how to turn raw materials into products at industrial scale, designing the processes a plant runs on and keeping them efficient.
Civil Drafter
Civil drafters turn engineers' designs for roads, drainage and structures into the detailed drawings and 3D models that guide construction on site.
Civil Engineer
Civil engineers design the roads, bridges, dams and water systems a community relies on, then stay involved through construction to check they are built as designed.
Civil Engineering Technician
Civil engineering technicians turn an engineer's design into the drawings, quantities and site documentation that road, drainage and water projects are built from.
Drafter
Drafters turn an engineer's or architect's design into the precise technical drawings that builders and manufacturers work from.
Electrical Drafter
Electrical drafters turn an engineer's design into the detailed drawings and schematics that electricians and builders work from.
Electrical Engineer
Electrical engineers design the systems that generate, carry and control electricity, from transmission networks down to the circuits inside a single machine.
Electrical Engineering Technician
Electrical engineering technicians help design, test and maintain the electrical systems behind power supply, control equipment and building services.
Electronic Engineering Technician
Electronic engineering technicians build, test and maintain the electronic systems that keep communications, control and medical equipment working.
Engineering Manager
Engineering managers lead the engineers and technicians who deliver a project, deciding how the work is resourced, sequenced and signed off.
Engineering Technologist
Engineering technologists apply engineering principles to build, test and maintain the systems and equipment that engineers design.
Environmental Engineer
Environmental engineers work out how to prevent or clean up pollution, then design the systems and prepare the approvals that put the fix in place.
Fire Safety Engineer
Fire safety engineers work out how a building would behave in a fire and design the measures that let people escape and limit the damage.
Geotechnical Engineer
Geotechnical engineers investigate the soil and rock beneath a site and work out what foundations, excavations and slopes it can safely carry.
Hydrographic Surveyor
Hydrographic surveyors measure and map the seabed and coastal waters, and their data underpins safe navigation, marine construction and offshore engineering.
Industrial Engineer
Industrial engineers work out how people, machines and materials should fit together, then redesign the system so it produces more with less waste.
Maintenance Planner
Maintenance planners build the schedules that keep plant and equipment running, so planned work happens before breakdowns do.
Materials Engineer
Materials engineers work out which materials a product or structure should be made from, and test them to prove the choice holds up.
Mechanical Drafter
Mechanical drafters turn engineers' ideas into the detailed drawings and 3D models that manufacturers use to build, install and maintain equipment.
Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical engineers design the machines, engines and mechanical systems other industries depend on, then work out how to build them.
Mechanical Engineering Technician
Mechanical engineering technicians support engineers by preparing drawings, testing components and keeping mechanical plant running to specification.
Mechatronics Engineer
Mechatronics engineers design and build machines that combine mechanical parts, electronics and software, so a device can sense what is happening around it, decide what to do and act on that decision.
Metallurgist
Metallurgists study how ores, concentrates and molten metals behave so that processing plants can recover more metal at lower cost.
Mining Engineer
Mining engineers plan how ore or coal comes out of the ground safely and economically, from pit and stope design through to the ventilation that keeps underground workings breathable.
Naval Architect
Naval architects design the hull, structure and stability of ships, submarines and offshore platforms so they perform safely once they are in service.
Non-destructive Testing Technician
Non-destructive testing technicians inspect welds, pipes and structures without cutting them open, checking that pressure vessels, pipelines and mine equipment are safe to stay in service.
Petroleum Engineer
Petroleum engineers work out how to get oil and gas out of the ground safely and at a cost that stacks up.
Production Engineer
Production engineers improve how goods are made, working on the lines, equipment and schedules that turn raw materials into finished products.
Quantity Surveyor
Quantity surveyors estimate what a construction project will cost, then track that figure from the first feasibility estimate through to the final account as the design and the site change.
Rail Engineer
Rail engineers design and maintain the track, structures and systems that keep trains running.
Rail Signalling Engineer
Rail signalling engineers design the systems that keep trains a safe distance apart and tell them where they are.
Steel Detailer
Steel detailers turn a structural engineer's design into the drawings and 3D models a steel fabricator builds from.
Structural Engineer
Structural engineers work out how a structure carries its load, then set down the calculations and drawings a construction crew builds from.
Survey Assistant
Survey assistants work alongside surveyors in the field, measuring land and recording the data that becomes property boundaries, maps and construction plans.
Surveying Technician
Surveying technicians measure and map land, boundaries and construction sites, and the data they collect keeps building, mining and infrastructure projects accurate and legally sound.
Surveyor
Surveyors measure land and structures accurately enough to settle where a boundary sits, how much earth a site needs moved and whether a building went up where the plans said it would.
Telecommunications Engineer
Telecommunications engineers design, build and maintain the networks that carry voice, data and video, from mobile base stations to the fibre and switching equipment behind them.
Telecommunications Field Engineer
Telecommunications field engineers install, maintain and repair the equipment behind phone, internet and mobile services, working mostly on site rather than at a desk.
Telecommunications Network Planner
Telecommunications network planners work out where a network needs coverage and capacity, and turn that into designs the build teams can follow.
Telecommunications Technologist
Telecommunications technologists install, test and repair the fibre, copper and radio equipment that carries voice, data and mobile services.
Transport Engineer
Transport engineers plan and design the roads, rail lines and public transport networks that keep people and freight moving safely.
Water Engineer
Water engineers design and look after the pipes, pumps and treatment works that supply drinking water, carry sewage away and drain stormwater from towns and roads.
Welding Inspector
Welding inspectors check finished and in-progress welds against codes and specifications, confirming that joints in pipelines, pressure vessels and structures are sound.