What job can I do with an engineering degree?

If you’ve finished your engineering degree or you’re close to it, here’s a helpful breakdown of the type of jobs you can do and what sort of skills are needed to be successful.

Engineers are logical by nature and always willing to take on a new challenge. Hard work and long hours don’t scare an engineer – especially when they have one goal in mind: to make their project a success.

If this sounds like you, this guide will help you consider the skills you have and the jobs you can start your career in.

Skills that engineers possess include:

  • Patience 
  • Great planning ability
  • Must be an analytical and logical thinker – numbers drive
  • Communication and strong presentation skills are vital
  • Strong computer skills
  • Engineers are problem solvers
  • Team players
  • Strong attention to detail
  • A few sectors that engineering graduates can work in:

  • Business and management
  • Procurement and purchasing
  • Fire prevention and safety
  • IT
  • Law
  • Management consulting
  • Technical writing and training
  • If you’re looking to go into a completely different direction with your engineering degree, here is a list of a few famous graduates who did the same:

  • Alfred Hitchcock
  • Herbert Hoover
  • Neil Armstrong
  • Rowan Atkinson
  • Find out more information about a career in finance.