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.Typical pay$104kTo qualify4 to 8 yrsDemandModerateAgricultural EngineerEngineering for food: machinery, barns, irrigation, grain storage and the systems that move a harvest.Typical pay$104kTo qualify4 to 8 yrsDemandModerateBiomedical EngineerMedical devices, implants and hospital equipment. A small job market, and often a stepping stone to medicine or grad school.Typical pay$104kTo qualify4 to 8 yrsDemandModerateChemical EngineerTurn raw materials into fuel, medicine, food and plastics at industrial scale. Best paid in Alberta, and tied to the oil price.Typical pay$108kTo qualify4 to 8 yrsDemandModerateCivil EngineerRoads, bridges, water and buildings. A four-year degree, then a licence that lets you sign the drawings.Typical pay$101kTo qualify4 to 8 yrsDemandGoodComputer EngineerWhere hardware meets software: chips, embedded systems and the code that runs on them. Many never bother with the licence.Typical pay$100kTo qualify4 to 8 yrsDemandGoodElectrical EngineerPower grids, electronics and telecom. Where the electricity comes from and where the signals go.Typical pay$105kTo qualify4 to 8 yrsDemandGoodEnvironmental EngineerClean water, contaminated sites and climate projects. Mostly consulting firms, with a real share of the year outdoors.Typical pay$101kTo qualify4 to 8 yrsDemandGoodFire Protection EngineerWork out how a building would burn, then design it so people get out. An engineering degree plus a fire specialty.Typical pay$104kTo qualify4 to 8 yrsDemandGoodGeological EngineerEngineering built on rock, soil and groundwater: tunnels, mine slopes, dams and contaminated ground.Typical pay$104kTo qualify4 to 8 yrsDemandGoodGeotechnical EngineerSoil and rock. Figure out what the ground will hold before anyone builds a foundation, a dam or a mine on it.Typical pay$101kTo qualify4 to 8 yrsDemandGoodIndustrial EngineerMake factories, warehouses and hospitals run faster and waste less. The engineering degree most likely to end in a management job.Typical pay$88kTo qualify4 to 8 yrsDemandGoodMaterials EngineerWork out what things are made of, why they break, and what to build them from next.Typical pay$100kTo qualify4 to 8 yrsDemandModerateMechanical EngineerMachines, engines, heating systems and factories. The biggest engineering discipline, with the widest choice of employers.Typical pay$90kTo qualify4 to 8 yrsDemandGoodMining 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.Typical pay$125kTo qualify4 to 8 yrsDemandGoodNaval ArchitectDesign ships and everything else that floats: hull shape, stability, structure and the systems inside.Typical pay$104kTo qualify4 to 8 yrsDemandModerateNuclear EngineerKeep reactors running safely, and design the next ones. A small field with long, stable careers.Typical pay$95kTo qualify4 to 8 yrsDemandGoodPetroleum EngineerGet oil and gas out of the ground. The best starting pay in engineering, tied to an industry that booms and busts.Typical pay$135kTo qualify4 to 8 yrsDemandModeratePower Systems EngineerKeep the lights on. Design and protect the grid that carries electricity from dams and reactors to your house.Typical pay$105kTo qualify4 to 8 yrsDemandGoodRobotics EngineerBuild machines that sense, move and decide. Mostly code, some hardware, and no separate licence box for it.Typical pay$95kTo qualify4 to 8 yrsDemandGoodStructural EngineerMake sure buildings and bridges stand up. A civil engineering specialty with a master's, a stamp, and the liability that comes with it.Typical pay$95kTo qualify4 to 8 yrsDemandGoodTransportation EngineerDesign the roads, intersections, transit lines and signals that decide how a city moves.Typical pay$101kTo qualify4 to 8 yrsDemandGoodWater Resources EngineerDesign the pipes, dams and flood defences that move water safely. A four-year engineering degree, then a licence.Typical pay$101kTo qualify4 to 8 yrsDemandGood
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.Typical pay$62kTo qualify2 to 3 yrsDemandGoodDrafting TechnologistTurn rough ideas into the exact drawings and 3D models that get built. One to three years of college.Typical pay$66kTo qualify1 to 3 yrsDemandModerateElectrical Engineering TechnologistDesign, test and commission electrical systems beside the engineers. A two-year college diploma gets you in.Typical pay$74kTo qualify2 to 4 yrsDemandGoodEngineering TechnologistThe hands-on half of every engineering office. A 2 or 3 year college diploma, then drafting, testing and site work.Typical pay$70kTo qualify2 to 5 yrsDemandGoodHealth and Safety OfficerWalk the site, find what will hurt someone, and get it fixed before it does. A diploma plus experience.Typical pay$85kTo qualify2 to 6 yrsDemandGoodMechanical Engineering TechnologistDraw, test and fix the moving parts of machines and buildings. Two years of college, then a job on the plant floor and at a desk.Typical pay$73kTo qualify2 to 4 yrsDemandGood