Occupations related to a engineering degree

What this list is, and what it is not

The crosswalk's own description of itself is one sentence: “This file crosswalks 2020 CIP Codes to 2018 SOC Codes in ascending order by CIP Code.” It relates a field of study to lines of work.

It does not say a engineering degree qualifies anyone for these occupations, that graduates usually enter them, or what share do: the crosswalk publishes no such figure. The wage and education columns come from a separate source, BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2, and describe the occupation rather than the degree. Typical entry education is what BLS observes most often among people already doing the work; it is not a rule about who may be hired.

The 34 related occupations

Ordered by BLS median wage, highest first. 34 of 34 have a published wage.

The crosswalk relates 1 further occupation to this field (99-9999) for which BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2 publishes no line item on this site. They are counted here rather than listed, because there would be nothing to show beside the name.

BLS typical entry-level education for these occupations

31 of the 34 have a BLS typical entry-level education at or below a bachelor's degree; 3 are above it. "Typical" is BLS's word: it describes the workers already in the occupation.

Postsecondary nondegree award

1

Associate's degree

1

Bachelor's degree

29

Doctoral or professional degree

3

This is BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2's description of the education most workers in each occupation typically hold when they enter it. It is not a list of requirements, and it says nothing about licences, certifications or experience, which BLS records separately and this page does not show.

Which programs this covers

“Engineering” groups 60 CIP 2020 instructional programs. The occupation list above is the union of everything the crosswalk relates to them.

• 14.0101 Engineering, General
• 14.0102 Pre-Engineering
• 14.0103 Applied Engineering
• 14.0201 Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General
• 14.0202 Astronautical Engineering
• 14.0299 Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, Other
• 14.0301 Agricultural Engineering
• 14.0401 Architectural Engineering
• 14.0501 Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
• 14.0601 Ceramic Sciences and Engineering
• 14.0701 Chemical Engineering
• 14.0702 Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
• 14.0799 Chemical Engineering, Other
• 14.0801 Civil Engineering, General
• 14.0802 Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
• 14.0803 Structural Engineering
• 14.0804 Transportation and Highway Engineering
• 14.0805 Water Resources Engineering
• 14.0899 Civil Engineering, Other
• 14.0901 Computer Engineering, General
• 14.0902 Computer Hardware Engineering
• 14.0903 Computer Software Engineering
• 14.0999 Computer Engineering, Other
• 14.1001 Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• 14.1003 Laser and Optical Engineering
• 14.1004 Telecommunications Engineering
• 14.1099 Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other
• 14.1101 Engineering Mechanics
• 14.1201 Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
• 14.1301 Engineering Science
• 14.1401 Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
• 14.1801 Materials Engineering
• 14.1901 Mechanical Engineering
• 14.2001 Metallurgical Engineering
• 14.2101 Mining and Mineral Engineering
• 14.2201 Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
• 14.2301 Nuclear Engineering
• 14.2401 Ocean Engineering
• 14.2501 Petroleum Engineering
• 14.2701 Systems Engineering
• 14.2801 Textile Sciences and Engineering
• 14.3201 Polymer/Plastics Engineering
• 14.3301 Construction Engineering
• 14.3401 Forest Engineering
• 14.3501 Industrial Engineering
• 14.3601 Manufacturing Engineering
• 14.3701 Operations Research
• 14.3801 Surveying Engineering
• 14.3901 Geological/Geophysical Engineering
• 14.4001 Paper Science and Engineering
• 14.4101 Electromechanical Engineering
• 14.4201 Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
• 14.4301 Biochemical Engineering
• 14.4401 Engineering Chemistry
• 14.4501 Biological/Biosystems Engineering
• 14.4701 Electrical and Computer Engineering
• 14.4801 Energy Systems Engineering, General
• 14.4802 Power Plant Engineering
• 14.4899 Energy Systems Engineering, Other
• 14.9999 Engineering, Other

Grouping is RoleSprint's, and it is printed here so it can be checked. CIP's own grain is finer than the phrase anyone searches; the alternative is one page per code, which would put near-identical lists in front of the same question. How this map is built.

Working out which of these is realistic

A related occupation is a starting point, not a verdict. Three different questions decide whether one is worth pursuing, and each has its own page.

• What a role actually requires
• How the work is actually performed
• Where a role could lead next
• Compare another field of study