Engineering
Every kind of engineer, and the technologists who work beside them.
29 careers
Engineers
23Aerospace EngineerAircraft, engines, satellites and flight simulators. Montreal is the hub, and only a handful of schools teach it.$104kTypical pay4 to 8 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandAgricultural EngineerEngineering for food: machinery, barns, irrigation, grain storage and the systems that move a harvest.$104kTypical pay4 to 8 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandBiomedical EngineerMedical devices, implants and hospital equipment. A small job market, and often a stepping stone to medicine or grad school.$104kTypical pay4 to 8 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandChemical EngineerTurn raw materials into fuel, medicine, food and plastics at industrial scale. Best paid in Alberta, and tied to the oil price.$108kTypical pay4 to 8 yearsTo qualifyLimitedDemandCivil EngineerRoads, bridges, water and buildings. A four-year degree, then a licence that lets you sign the drawings.$101kTypical pay4 to 8 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandComputer EngineerWhere hardware meets software: chips, embedded systems and the code that runs on them. Many work in software jobs that do not need the licence.$109kTypical pay4 to 8 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandElectrical EngineerPower grids, electronics and telecom. Where the electricity comes from and where the signals go.$105kTypical pay4 to 8 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandEnvironmental EngineerClean water, contaminated sites and climate projects. Mostly consulting firms, with a real share of the year outdoors.$101kTypical pay4 to 8 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandFire Protection EngineerWork out how a building would burn, then design it so people get out. An engineering degree plus a fire specialty.$92kTypical pay4 to 8 yearsTo qualifyLimitedDemandGeological EngineerEngineering built on rock, soil and groundwater: tunnels, mine slopes, dams and contaminated ground.$104kTypical pay4 to 8 yearsTo qualifyGoodDemandGeotechnical EngineerSoil and rock. Figure out what the ground will hold before anyone builds a foundation, a dam or a mine on it.$101kTypical pay4 to 8 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandIndustrial EngineerMake factories, warehouses and hospitals run faster and waste less. The engineering degree most likely to end in a management job.$92kTypical pay4 to 8 yearsTo qualifyLimitedDemandMaterials EngineerWork out what things are made of, why they break, and what to build them from next.$100kTypical pay4 to 8 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandMechanical EngineerMachines, engines, heating systems and factories. The biggest engineering discipline, with the widest choice of employers.$95kTypical pay4 to 8 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandMining EngineerPlan and run the mines that dig up Canada's metals and minerals. High pay, remote sites, and an industry that rises and falls with metal prices.$125kTypical pay4 to 8 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandNaval ArchitectDesign ships and everything else that floats: hull shape, stability, structure and the systems inside.$104kTypical pay4 to 8 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandNuclear EngineerKeep reactors running safely, and design the next ones. A small field with long, stable careers.$95kTypical pay4 to 8 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandPetroleum EngineerGet oil and gas out of the ground. The best starting pay in engineering, tied to an industry that booms and busts.$135kTypical pay4 to 8 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandPower Systems EngineerKeep the lights on. Design and protect the grid that carries electricity from dams and reactors to your house.$105kTypical pay4 to 8 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandRobotics EngineerBuild machines that sense, move and decide. Mostly code, some hardware, and no separate licence box for it.$95kTypical pay4 to 8 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandStructural EngineerMake sure buildings and bridges stand up. A civil engineering specialty with a master's, a stamp, and the liability that comes with it.$101kTypical pay8 to 10 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandTransportation EngineerDesign the roads, intersections, transit lines and signals that decide how a city moves.$101kTypical pay4 to 8 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandWater Resources EngineerDesign the pipes, dams and flood defences that move water safely. A four-year engineering degree, then a licence.$101kTypical pay4 to 8 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemand
Technologists
6Chemical TechnologistRun the tests that decide whether a product, a batch of water or a shipment of fuel is safe to release. Two years of college.$62kTypical pay2 to 3 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandDrafting TechnologistTurn rough ideas into the exact drawings and 3D models that get built. One to three years of college.$66kTypical pay1 to 3 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandElectrical Engineering TechnologistDesign, test and commission electrical systems beside the engineers. A two-year college diploma gets you in.$74kTypical pay2 to 4 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandEngineering TechnologistThe hands-on half of every engineering office. A 2 or 3 year college diploma, then drafting, testing and site work.$70kTypical pay2 to 5 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandHealth and Safety OfficerWalk the site, find what will hurt someone, and get it fixed before it does. A diploma plus experience.$85kTypical pay2 to 6 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemandMechanical Engineering TechnologistDraw, test and fix the moving parts of machines and buildings. Two or three years of college, then a job on the plant floor and at a desk.$73kTypical pay2 to 4 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemand