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Other Engineering Professionals

Other Engineering Professionals includes occupations such as Aeronautical Engineers, Agricultural Engineers, Biomedical Engineers, Engineering Technologists, Environmental Engineers and Naval Architects.

Trades & constructionANZSCO 2339
$2,649/wkMedian full-time pay
21kPeople employed
+23% ▲Growth to 2035
94%Work full time
35Median age
Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 2339.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

The main tasks of this occupation, from the national occupation standard.

performs and supervises engineering work concerned with the design, development, manufacture, maintenance and modification of aircraft for flightperforms and supervises engineering work related to the use and development of agricultural land, buildings, machines and equipmentapplies knowledge and methodology of physics, engineering, mathematics, computing, physical chemistry and materials science to problems in biology and the treatment and prevention of human diseaseanalyses and modifies new and existing engineering technologies and applies them in the testing and implementation of engineering projectsassesses the impact on air, water, soil and noise levels in the vicinity of engineering projects, plans and designs equipment and processes for the treatment and safe disposal of waste material, and assesses what may cause problems for the environment in the long-term. registration or licensing is requireddesigns and oversees the construction and repair of marine craft and floating structures
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 2339 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 3,900 more people in other engineering professionals by 2035 ▲

The field grew 11% in the year to February 2026, adding about 2,000 workers. Most of the jobs are in NSW and VIC, with QLD third.

Source: JSA · ABS, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 2339.More about our sources: How we check our facts
17.1k2025
19.2k2030 PROJ.
21k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

8 in ten people here have a degree. You can still get in without one.

10% came through a VET qualification. These are the nationally recognised courses mapped to this occupation, with the number of registered training providers that offer each one.

Source: JSA · training.gov.auEducation split: JSA (Jobs and Skills Australia) occupation profile, using ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Census data, ANZSCO 2339. Qualification mapping and provider counts: training.gov.au, the national register of vocational education, October 2026. Listed providers are current registered training providers (private providers and TAFE institutes).More about our sources: How we check our facts

Nationally recognised training · most offered first

11343NATAdvanced Diploma

Advanced Diploma of Digital Engineering

See 1 provider
52911WAGraduate Certificate

Graduate Certificate in Internet of Things (IoT) for Engineering (Foundations)

See 1 provider
AHC51624Diploma

Diploma of Irrigation Design

Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Training Package.

See 0 providers

Providers are shown in A-Z order on each course page. A listing is not a recommendation.

Jobs open right now

21k Australians do this work. See who is hiring this month.

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Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26State chart shows people employed, not current job ads. ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 2339.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

NSW6.6k
VIC6.5k
QLD2.6k
WA1.9k
SA1.3k
ACT0.3k
TAS0.2k
NT0.1k