See the most latest and the ultimate list of Best Alternative Career Options for Engineers.
Alternate Career Options For Engineers
- ACADEMIA
- DESIGN/CONSULTING FOR A STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING OR CIVIL ENGINEERING FIRM
- DESIGN/CONSULTING FOR AN ARCHITECTURE FIRM
- ENGINEERING DESIGN FOR A FEW YEARS, THEN MOVE INTO MANAGEMENT OR TRAINING
- ENGINEERING DESIGN FOR A FEW YEARS, THEN MOVE INTO SOFTWARE
- ENGINEERING-ASSOCIATED VENDORS OR NON-PROFITS
- Fashion engineer
- Food engineer
- GOVERNMENT
- Preservation engineer
- Pyrotechnic engineer
- Skate park engineer
- Sports engineer
- START A SIDE-HUSTLE AS A FREELANCER…..AND THEN TURN YOUR SUCCESSFUL FREELANCE GIG INTO YOUR OWN FULL-TIME BUSINESS.
- Technical writer
- WORK FOR A CONTRACTOR (AND NO, I DON’T MEAN A FREELANCER, ALTHOUGH WE’LL GET TO THAT ONE ALSO.)
- WORK FOR AN INSTITUTIONAL OR MANUFACTURING CLIENT.

- Academic Faculty
- Budget coordinator
- Construction manager
- Content creator
- Cost estimator
- Engineering consultant
- Graphic designer
- Home renovations contractor
- Landscape designer
- Logistics manager
- Manufacturing manager
- Marketing specialist
- Occupational health and safety manager
- Procurement and Purchase
- Procurement engineer
- Product tester
- Professor
- Project Management
- Property manager
- Purchasing agent
- Real estate agent
- Technical recruiter
- Technical sales specialist
- Technical writer
- Technical Writing
- Tradesperson.