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What is Careers with Engineering?
This guide is part of the Careers with STEM series – mags on the hottest jobs in science, technology, maths and engineering (STEM). Engineers are scientists, inventors, designers, builders and dreamers. They use maths, science and critical-thinking to make a real difference to world around us.
As an engineer you might develop the next generation of smartphone, create a medical
device that cures cancer, or design a building that is both earthquake-
and tsunami-proof. If that sounds exciting, then read on, as Careers with
Engineering is your one-stop shop to the most amazing engineering careers
and the study options to get you there.
The most common engineering job is civil engineering, with 11% of the total engineering graduates in this group.
Contents
“A larger proportion of engineering graduates had an
income higher than $104,000 compared to their STEM and Non-STEM colleagues”
Why engineers rule 6
Making waves (on the cover) 19
Six reasons why engineering is the best degree you can choose
How a love of surfing resulted in a unique coastal wave monitoring system
New tech
transforming careers 8 Monotonous tasks are soon
likely to be a thing of the past
Surgeons armed with tech 20
Cyber systems 10
The bionic body 21
Love puzzles? Pit your brain against hack attacks
Artificial body parts can help us see, hear and move almost like new
Twin paths 12
Rocket league 24
Identical twins Adam and John Taranto reveal how an engineering degree led them to careers at CBA
The sky is no longer the limit due to the latest defence tech
7 amazing careers 14 in engineering
A background in engineering can take you to all corners of the world
Coming to a sewer near you – machines cleaning our urban pipelines
Ahead of the game 18
course directory 32 Check out these institutions where
you can study engineering
Sports engineers are helping athletes do everything better
Build it yourself 34
If you think doctors are the only people making a difference to global health, you’re dead wrong
Getting robots to do our dirty work 30
Want to get started in engineering? Then try some of these fun activities!
Women made up 12.4% of the engineering labour force in Australia in 2016
Stats from The Engineering Profession – A statistical overview, 13th edition 2017 and Australia's STEM Workforce
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