List of Professions

For high school graduates who enjoy creating, conceptualizing, drawing or building things from cars to boats, buildings to robots or computers to mobile device applications, a career in an engineering technology and applied science profession may be just the ticket to a rewarding, diverse and economically stable career.

Engineering technology and applied science professionals work in more than 160 different occupations within more than a dozen disciplines.

Industries and Organizations that Employ Engineering Technology and Applied Science Professionals 

Engineering technology and applied science professionals are employed by the following organizations and/or in the following areas:

• Municipal governments (public works departments including roads, planning, traffic control, water/waste water management)
• Provincial governments
• Power production and distribution
• Chemical, oil and gas refining, medical, biotechnology, geomatics, architecture, environment
• Engineering consulting
• Military/police – intelligence, electronics/avionics of warfare
• Manufacturing – quality assurance/quality control, design, automation, production, marketing, industrial distribution
• Construction companies
• Design companies
• Inspection/surveying organizations
• Company ownership – technology professionals own businesses such as electrical contracting, process automation, design/consulting
• Standards and regulatory departments, including Canadian Standards Association