Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians run and maintain equipment used to develop, test, produce, and sustain aircraft and spacecraft.

Aerospace engineers design, develop, and test aircraft, spacecraft, satellites, and missiles.

Agricultural engineers solve problems concerning power supplies, machine efficiency, the use of structures and facilities, pollution and environmental issues, and the storage and processing of agricultural products.

Architects plan and design houses, factories, office buildings, and other structures.

Bioengineers and biomedical engineers combine engineering principles with sciences to design and create equipment, devices, computer systems, and software.

Cartographers and photogrammetrists collect, measure, and interpret geographic information in order to create and update maps and charts for regional planning, education, and other purposes.

Chemical engineers apply the principles of chemistry, physics, and engineering to design equipment and processes for manufacturing products such as gasoline, detergents, and paper.

Civil engineering technologists and technicians help civil engineers plan, design, and build infrastructure and development projects.

Civil engineers plan, design, and supervise the construction and maintenance of building and infrastructure projects.

Computer hardware engineers research, design, develop, and test computer systems and components.

Drafters use software to convert the designs of engineers and architects into technical drawings.

Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians help engineers design and develop equipment that is powered by electricity or electric current.

Electrical engineers design, develop, test, and supervise the manufacture of electrical equipment.

Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians operate, test, and maintain electromechanical or robotic equipment.

Environmental engineering technologists and technicians implement the plans that environmental engineers develop.

Environmental engineers use engineering disciplines in developing solutions to problems of planetary health.

Health and safety engineers combine knowledge of engineering and of health and safety to develop procedures and design systems to protect people from illness and injury and property from damage.

Industrial engineering technologists and technicians help engineers solve problems affecting manufacturing layout or production.

Industrial engineers devise efficient systems that integrate workers, machines, materials, information, and energy to make a product or provide a service.

Landscape architects design parks and other outdoor spaces.

Marine engineers and naval architects design, build, and maintain ships, from aircraft carriers to submarines and from sailboats to tankers.

Materials engineers develop, process, and test materials used to create a wide range of products.

Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians help mechanical engineers design, develop, test, and manufacture machines and other devices.

Mechanical engineers design, develop, build, and test mechanical and thermal sensors and devices.

Mining and geological engineers design mines to safely and efficiently remove minerals for use in manufacturing and utilities.

Nuclear engineers research and develop projects or address problems concerning the release, control, and use of nuclear energy and nuclear waste disposal.

Petroleum engineers design and develop methods for extracting oil and gas from deposits below the Earth’s surface.

Surveying and mapping technicians collect data and make maps of the Earth's surface.

Surveyors make precise measurements to determine property boundaries.