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Engineering Careers

Software, mechanical, civil, electrical, biomedical — every engineering discipline.

Engineering is the largest professional field on the planet, and one of the most heterogeneous. Software, mechanical, civil, electrical, chemical, biomedical, aerospace — each discipline has different fundamentals, tools, and career arcs.

216 careers in this collection

Use this hub to compare engineering disciplines side by side. Salary, project type, and the balance of fieldwork vs desk work vary enormously. Pair with our Career Match quiz to find the engineering branch that aligns with how you actually like to work.
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Foundation Model Engineer

Growing

Pretrain and fine-tune frontier-scale language models

Up to $500k
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Quantum Computing Software Engineer

Growing

Develop quantum algorithms and applications

Up to $450k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Brain-Computer Interface Engineer

Growing

Design Neuralink-style brain implants and interfaces

Up to $420k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Fusion Plasma Engineer ITER Commonwealth

Growing

Design fusion plasma confinement systems

Up to $410k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Photonic Computing Engineer

Growing

Build optical computing systems

Up to $410k🏠 Remote-friendly
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AI Safety Engineer

Growing

Build safety infrastructure for LLM-powered products

Up to $400k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Bio-Computing Wetware Engineer

Growing

Develop living computers using biological systems

Up to $400k🏠 Remote-friendly
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ML Research Engineer

Growing

Bridge ML research and production-grade code

Up to $400k🏠 Remote-friendly
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ML Research Engineer Frontier Lab

Growing

Research and develop next-generation ML systems

Up to $400k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Space Debris Removal Engineer

Growing

Design systems to remove space debris

Up to $390k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Mechanistic Interpretability Engineer

Growing

Study circuits and mechanisms in neural networks

Up to $380k🏠 Remote-friendly
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SMR Small Modular Reactor Engineer

Growing

Design and deploy small modular nuclear reactors

Up to $360k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Inference Optimization Engineer

Growing

Accelerate LLM inference speed and efficiency

Up to $350k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Software Engineer

Critical demand

Build software systems, solve technical problems, create digital products

Up to $350k🏠 Remote-friendly✨ Bright Outlook
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Video Generation Engineer

Growing

Build text-to-video and video editing AI systems

Up to $350k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Zero Knowledge Proof Engineer

Growing

Build ZKP systems for privacy and scalability

Up to $350k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Engineering Manager

High demand

Lead engineering teams to ship great products while growing exceptional engineers

Up to $330k🏠 Remote-friendly
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AI/ML Platform Engineer

Growing

Build internal tools for ML teams at scale

Up to $320k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Autonomous Agent Engineer

Growing

Build agents that can autonomously execute complex workflows

Up to $320k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Carbon Removal Engineer DAC

Growing

Build direct air capture systems (Climeworks, Heirloom)

Up to $320k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Cross-Chain Bridge Engineer

Growing

Design secure cross-chain communication protocols

Up to $320k🏠 Remote-friendly
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DeFi Protocol Engineer

Growing

Design and build decentralized finance protocols

Up to $320k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Geothermal Engineer Enhanced Systems

Growing

Design enhanced geothermal systems for power generation

Up to $320k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Intent-Based Protocol Engineer

Growing

Design protocols based on user intents

Up to $320k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Lab-Grown Meat Bioprocess Engineer

Growing

Scale cellular agriculture production processes

Up to $320k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Prompt Engineer Medical/Legal

Growing

Specialized prompts for regulated industry compliance

Up to $320k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Rollup Engineer (L2)

Growing

Build Layer 2 rollup infrastructure

Up to $320k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Self-Driving Perception Engineer

Growing

Build the sensing stack for autonomous vehicles

Up to $320k
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Stablecoin Engineer

Growing

Design and maintain stablecoin systems

Up to $320k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Account Abstraction Engineer ERC-4337

Growing

Build account abstraction infrastructure

Up to $310k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Liquid Staking Engineer

Growing

Build and maintain liquid staking protocols (Lido, Rocket Pool, Frax)

Up to $310k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Model Distillation Engineer

Growing

Compress large models into deployable student networks

Up to $310k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Synthetic Data Engineer

Growing

Generate high-quality synthetic data for training

Up to $310k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Tokenization RWA Engineer

Growing

Build tokenization systems for real-world assets

Up to $310k🏠 Remote-friendly
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AI Evals Engineer

Growing

Build evaluation frameworks for model performance

Up to $300k🏠 Remote-friendly
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AI Evaluations Engineer

Growing

Build the test harnesses that tell you whether an AI system is actually any good.

Up to $300k🏠 Remote-friendly
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API Orchestration Engineer

Growing

Orchestrate complex API chains with LLMs

Up to $300k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Appchain Engineer

Growing

Build and maintain application-specific blockchains

Up to $300k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Hydrogen Electrolyzer Engineer

Growing

Design efficient electrolysis systems for green hydrogen

Up to $300k🏠 Remote-friendly
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LLM Engineer

Growing

Build production systems on top of large language models — fine-tuning, orchestration, and deployment.

Up to $300k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Machine Learning Engineer

Critical demand

Build the systems that make AI work at scale in the real world

Up to $300k🏠 Remote-friendly✨ Bright Outlook
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ML Engineer

Growing

An engineer specializing in productionizing ML models.

Up to $300k🏠 Remote-friendly
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NLP Engineer

Growing

An engineer specializing in natural language processing systems.

Up to $300k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Prompt Engineer Code Generation

Growing

LLM prompts for Copilot-style code completion

Up to $300k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Quantum Software Engineer

Growing

Build tooling, compilers, and applications for quantum computers

Up to $300k🏠 Remote-friendly
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RAG Engineer

Growing

Specialize in retrieval-augmented generation — feeding LLMs the right context from your data.

Up to $300k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Site Reliability Engineer

Critical demand

Keep systems alive, scalable, and fast at massive scale

Up to $300k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Sodium-Ion Battery Engineer

Growing

Engineer sodium-ion battery systems for scale

Up to $300k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Solutions Engineer

Growing

Technical pre-sales for B2B software

Up to $300k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Space Mining Engineer

Growing

Engineer extraction systems for asteroid and lunar mining

Up to $300k
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Speech Synthesis Engineer (TTS)

Growing

Optimize text-to-speech for natural, expressive output

Up to $300k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Vector Database Engineer

Growing

Specialized database systems for embeddings

Up to $300k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Application Security Engineer

Growing

Find and fix security bugs across the software stack

Up to $290k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Bitcoin Lightning Engineer

Growing

Build Lightning Network infrastructure

Up to $290k🏠 Remote-friendly
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ML Platform Engineer

Critical demand

Build the infrastructure that powers AI/ML at scale

Up to $290k🏠 Remote-friendly✨ Bright Outlook
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Onchain Voting Engineer

Growing

Build voting and governance smart contracts

Up to $290k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Sybil Detection Engineer

Growing

Build systems to detect and prevent Sybil attacks

Up to $290k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Tool-Use Engineer

Growing

Optimize LLM tool calling and function integration

Up to $290k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Cloud Security Engineer

Growing

Secure AWS, GCP, and Azure environments against misconfigurations and intrusions

Up to $280k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Embeddings Engineer

Growing

Optimize embedding models and vector representations

Up to $280k🏠 Remote-friendly
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FinTech Compliance Engineer

Growing

Build automated compliance systems for fintechs

Up to $280k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Nuclear Fusion Engineer

Growing

Build engineering systems for fusion companies

Up to $280k
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Platform Engineer

Critical demand

Build the developer platform that 100s of engineers depend on daily

Up to $280k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Privacy Engineer (Design)

Growing

Design privacy architecture into products before launch

Up to $280k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Prompt Engineer Enterprise

Growing

Design production LLM workflows for Fortune 500 systems

Up to $280k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Purple Team Engineer

Growing

Run joint red-team/blue-team exercises to improve detection

Up to $280k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Rust Blockchain Engineer

Growing

Build L1/L2 protocols and infrastructure in Rust

Up to $280k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Solidity Engineer

Growing

Write production-grade Solidity for DeFi, NFTs, and infrastructure

Up to $280k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Voice AI Engineer

Growing

Build voice interfaces and speech processing systems

Up to $280k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Decentralized Identity Engineer

Growing

Build identity systems using verifiable credentials and DIDs

Up to $270k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Privacy Engineer

Growing

Design systems that handle user data legally and ethically

Up to $270k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Chaos Engineer

Growing

Break production on purpose to find failure modes before users do

Up to $260k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Crypto Exchange Engineer

Growing

Build matching engines, APIs, and wallet infra for crypto exchanges

Up to $260k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Deep Sea Mining Engineer

Growing

Engineer deep sea mining systems

Up to $260k
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Detection Engineer

Growing

Write detections that find real attacks inside noisy telemetry

Up to $260k🏠 Remote-friendly
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LLM Ops Engineer

Growing

Run, monitor and scale LLM-powered services in production

Up to $260k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Open Banking Engineer

Growing

Build open banking integrations across regions

Up to $260k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Robotics Software Engineer

Growing

Write the software that makes robots see, plan, and move

Up to $260k
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XR / Spatial Computing Engineer

Growing

Build AR/VR/MR experiences for headsets and smart glasses

Up to $260k
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Compiler Engineer

Growing

Build the tools that translate human ideas into machine instructions

Up to $250k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Director of Engineering

Growing

A professional specializing in leading multiple engineering teams.

Up to $250k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Observability Engineer

Growing

Build the logs, metrics, and traces that make complex systems debuggable

Up to $250k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Space Systems Engineer

Growing

Design the systems that send spacecraft to orbit and beyond

Up to $250k
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VP of Engineering

Growing

A professional specializing in executive engineering leadership.

Up to $250k
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Battery Engineer

Growing

Design and validate lithium-ion battery packs

Up to $240k
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Climate Tech Engineer

Growing

Build software that helps decarbonize energy, industry, and transport

Up to $240k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Data Engineer (Modern Stack)

Growing

Build data pipelines on Snowflake, dbt, and Airflow

Up to $240k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Edge ML Engineer

Growing

Run ML models on phones, wearables, and low-power hardware

Up to $240k🏠 Remote-friendly
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EV Powertrain Engineer

Growing

Design electric vehicle powertrains end-to-end

Up to $240k
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Game AI Engineer

Growing

Build the AI behaviors that make NPCs, enemies, and systems feel alive

Up to $240k
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Grid Battery Storage Engineer

Growing

Design and operate grid-scale battery storage

Up to $240k
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Growth Engineer

Growing

Ship experiments across the full funnel to drive activation and retention

Up to $240k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Satellite Software Engineer

Growing

Write flight software for satellites and ground systems

Up to $240k
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Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

Growing

Pilot and navigate the flight of fixed-wing aircraft, usually on scheduled air carrier routes, for the transport of passengers and cargo.

Up to $239k
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FinOps Engineer

Growing

Drive cloud cost efficiency across engineering organizations

Up to $230k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Hydrogen Systems Engineer

Growing

Engineer hydrogen production and fuel cell systems

Up to $230k
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RAG Systems Engineer

Growing

Build retrieval-augmented generation pipelines for document Q&A and search

Up to $230k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Yield Engineer (Semiconductors)

Growing

Drive wafer yield across thousands of process steps

Up to $230k
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Analytics Engineer

High demand

Transform raw data into reliable, analytics-ready datasets for the whole company

Up to $220k🏠 Remote-friendly✨ Bright Outlook
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Bioinformatics Engineer

Growing

Build pipelines that turn raw sequencing data into biological insight

Up to $220k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Marketing Analytics Engineer

Growing

Build the data pipelines behind marketing analytics

Up to $220k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Mastering Engineer

Growing

Finalize records with mastering for streaming, vinyl, and broadcast

Up to $220k
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Sales Engineer

High demand

Win deals by bridging technical expertise with business value

Up to $220k🏠 Remote-friendly✨ Bright Outlook
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Security Engineer

Growing

Protect organizations from cyber threats by building secure systems and defenses

Up to $220k🏠 Remote-friendly✨ Bright Outlook
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Semiconductor Process Engineer

Growing

Own unit processes inside semiconductor fabs

Up to $220k
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Semiconductor Test Engineer

Growing

Design tests for ICs and manage test floors

Up to $220k
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Web3 Frontend Engineer

Growing

Build React frontends that connect to wallets, chains, and smart contracts

Up to $220k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Computer Hardware Engineers

Growing

Research, design, develop, or test computer or computer-related equipment for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use.

Up to $213k
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Drone Systems Engineer

Growing

Design autonomous flight systems and drone fleets

Up to $210k
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Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

Growing

Teach courses pertaining to the application of physical laws and principles of engineering for the development of machines, materials, instruments, processes, and services.

Up to $200k
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Autonomous Vehicle Engineer

Growing

Build the self-driving future by developing perception, planning, and control systems for autonomous vehicles

Up to $200k✨ Bright Outlook
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Avionics Integration Engineer

Growing

Integrate electronic systems into aircraft

Up to $200k
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IoT Firmware Engineer

Growing

Write firmware for connected devices and embedded systems

Up to $200k
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Mixing Engineer

Growing

Mix multitrack sessions into finished records

Up to $200k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Natural Language Processing Engineer

Growing

Build AI systems that understand, generate, and interact with human language at scale

Up to $200k✨ Bright Outlook
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Pipeline Engineer

Growing

Design and operate oil, gas, and liquids pipelines

Up to $200k
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Prompt Engineer

Critical demand

Design prompts that unlock AI capabilities, optimize LLM outputs, and bridge the gap between humans and language models

Up to $200k🏠 Remote-friendly✨ Bright Outlook
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Robotics Engineer

Growing

Design intelligent machines that interact with the physical world

Up to $200k
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Telecommunications Engineering Specialists

Growing

Design or configure wired, wireless, and satellite communications systems for voice, video, and data services.

Up to $195k
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Computer Vision Engineer

Growing

Teach machines to see and understand the visual world through AI-powered image and video analysis

Up to $190k✨ Bright Outlook
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Embedded Systems Engineer

Growing

Program the invisible computers that power everything from medical devices to self-driving cars

Up to $190k✨ Bright Outlook
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Smart City Engineer

Growing

Build IoT and data platforms for urban infrastructure

Up to $190k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Automotive Design Engineer

Growing

Design vehicle subsystems from concept to production

Up to $180k
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Cloud Engineer

Growing

An engineer specializing in cloud infrastructure design and operation.

Up to $180k🏠 Remote-friendly
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DevOps Engineer

Critical demand

Automate infrastructure, ensure reliability, bridge development and operations

Up to $180k🏠 Remote-friendly✨ Bright Outlook
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DevSecOps Engineer

Growing

An engineer specializing in embedding security into the DevOps pipeline.

Up to $180k🏠 Remote-friendly
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MLOps Engineer

Growing

Build the infrastructure that gets ML models from notebook to production — reliably and at scale.

Up to $180k🏠 Remote-friendly
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NFT Engineer

Growing

Ship NFT collections, marketplaces, and on-chain generative art

Up to $180k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Petroleum Engineer

Growing

Extract oil and gas resources efficiently while minimizing environmental impact

Up to $180k
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Prompt Engineer Manager

Growing

Lead teams that optimize how humans communicate with AI systems, maximizing value from large language models across the enterprise

Up to $180k🏠 Remote-friendly✨ Bright Outlook
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Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Growing

An engineer specializing in reliability, observability, and incident response.

Up to $180k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Electronics Engineers

Growing

Research, design, develop, or test electronic components and systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use employing knowledge of electronic theory and materials properties.

Up to $180k
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Hardware Engineer

Growing

An engineer specializing in electronic hardware design.

Up to $180k
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Energy Engineers

Growing

Design, develop, or evaluate energy-related projects or programs to reduce energy costs or improve energy efficiency during the designing, building, or remodeling stages of construction.

Up to $177k
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Mechatronics Engineers

Growing

Research, design, develop, or test automation, intelligent systems, smart devices, or industrial systems control.

Up to $177k
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Microsystems Engineers

Growing

Research, design, develop, or test microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices.

Up to $177k
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Nanosystems Engineers

Growing

Design, develop, or supervise the production of materials, devices, or systems of unique molecular or macromolecular composition, applying principles of nanoscale physics and electrical, chemical, or biological engineering.

Up to $177k
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Photonics Engineers

Growing

Design technologies specializing in light information or light energy, such as laser or fiber optics technology.

Up to $177k
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Solar Energy Systems Engineers

Growing

Perform site-specific engineering analysis or evaluation of energy efficiency and solar projects involving residential, commercial, or industrial customers.

Up to $177k
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Wind Energy Engineers

Growing

Design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems and prepare and develop site specifications.

Up to $177k
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Blockchain Engineers

Growing

Maintain and support distributed and decentralized blockchain-based networks or block-chain applications such as cryptocurrency exchange, payment processing, document sharing, and digital voting.

Up to $174k
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Information Security Engineers

Growing

Develop and oversee the implementation of information security procedures and policies.

Up to $174k
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Solar Project Engineer

Growing

Engineer utility-scale solar projects

Up to $170k
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Materials Engineers

Growing

Evaluate materials and develop machinery and processes to manufacture materials for use in products that must meet specialized design and performance specifications.

Up to $166k
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Network Engineer

Growing

Design and maintain the infrastructure that connects the digital world

Up to $165k
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Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers

Growing

Research causes of fires, determine fire protection methods, and design or recommend materials or equipment such as structural components or fire-detection equipment to assist organizations in safeguarding life and property against fire, explosion, and related hazards.

Up to $161k
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Health and Safety Engineers

Growing

Promote worksite or product safety by applying knowledge of industrial processes, mechanics, chemistry, psychology, and industrial health and safety laws.

Up to $161k
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Aerospace Engineer

Growing

Design aircraft, spacecraft, and defense systems that push boundaries

Up to $160k✨ Bright Outlook
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Chartered Engineer (UK/IE)

Growing

A UK/Irish engineer with CEng chartered status from a PEI like IMechE, IET, ICE, or RAeS.

Up to $160k
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Customer Engineer

Growing

A professional specializing in technical support for customer adoption.

Up to $160k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Data Contract Engineer

Growing

Treat data schemas like APIs — enforce quality and ownership between producers and consumers.

Up to $160k🏠 Remote-friendly
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EV Battery Engineer

Growing

Design and develop battery systems that power electric vehicles, pushing the boundaries of range, safety, and performance

Up to $160k✨ Bright Outlook
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Manufacturing Engineer

Growing

Design and improve manufacturing processes

Up to $160k
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Nuclear Engineer

Growing

Design and maintain nuclear systems for energy, medicine, and defense

Up to $160k
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Prompt Engineer (LLM)

Growing

A professional specializing in designing prompts and prompt systems for LLMs.

Up to $160k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Railway Signal Engineer

Growing

Design and maintain rail signaling systems

Up to $160k
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Synthetic Biology Engineer

Growing

Program living organisms to produce medicines, materials, fuels, and foods by engineering DNA and biological systems

Up to $160k✨ Bright Outlook
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Test Automation Engineer

Growing

An engineer specializing in automated test frameworks and CI integration.

Up to $160k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Fuel Cell Engineers

Growing

Design, evaluate, modify, or construct fuel cell components or systems for transportation, stationary, or portable applications.

Up to $157k
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Transportation Engineers

Growing

Develop plans for surface transportation projects, according to established engineering standards and state or federal construction policy.

Up to $151k
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Water/Wastewater Engineers

Growing

Design or oversee projects involving provision of potable water, disposal of wastewater and sewage, or prevention of flood-related damage.

Up to $151k
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Chemical Engineer

Growing

Transform raw materials into useful products through chemical processes

Up to $150k
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Data Engineer

Growing

An engineer specializing in building and operating data pipelines and warehouses.

Up to $150k🏠 Remote-friendly
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QA Engineer

Growing

An engineer specializing in quality assurance for software products.

Up to $150k
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Weapons Systems Engineer

Growing

Design, develop, and maintain the advanced military systems that protect national security and give warfighters a decisive edge

Up to $150k
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Electrical Engineer

Growing

Design electrical systems and circuits that power modern technology

Up to $145k✨ Bright Outlook
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Irrigation Engineer Ag

Growing

Water system design for farms

Up to $145k
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Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists

Growing

Design objects, facilities, and environments to optimize human well-being and overall system performance, applying theory, principles, and data regarding the relationship between humans and respective technology.

Up to $142k
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Manufacturing Engineers

Growing

Design, integrate, or improve manufacturing systems or related processes.

Up to $142k
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Validation Engineers

Growing

Design or plan protocols for equipment or processes to produce products meeting internal and external purity, safety, and quality requirements.

Up to $142k
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Ship Engineers

Growing

Supervise and coordinate activities of crew engaged in operating and maintaining engines, boilers, deck machinery, and electrical, sanitary, and refrigeration equipment aboard ship.

Up to $142k
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Automotive Engineer

Growing

Design and develop vehicles and their systems — from powertrains and chassis to ADAS and EV platforms

Up to $140k✨ Bright Outlook
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Flight Engineer

Growing

Monitor and manage aircraft systems ensuring safe mechanical operation during flight

Up to $140k
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Marine Engineer

Growing

Design and maintain ships, submarines, and offshore structures

Up to $140k✨ Bright Outlook
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Mechanical Engineer

Growing

Design and build mechanical systems from consumer products to industrial machines

Up to $140k✨ Bright Outlook
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Mining Engineer

Growing

Plan and manage mineral extraction operations safely and sustainably

Up to $140k
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Quality Engineer (Manufacturing)

Growing

Drive quality systems on the plant floor

Up to $140k
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Biomedical Engineer

Growing

Develop medical devices and technologies that save and improve lives

Up to $135k✨ Bright Outlook
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Structural Engineer

Growing

Ensure buildings and bridges can safely withstand loads and natural forces

Up to $135k✨ Bright Outlook
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Civil Engineer

Growing

Design and oversee construction of infrastructure that shapes cities

Up to $130k✨ Bright Outlook
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Geotechnical Engineer

Growing

Analyze soil and rock behavior to ensure safe foundations for construction

Up to $130k✨ Bright Outlook
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Industrial Engineer

Growing

Optimize complex systems and processes to eliminate waste and boost efficiency

Up to $130k✨ Bright Outlook
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Process Engineer

Growing

Design, optimize, and troubleshoot manufacturing processes to improve efficiency, quality, and cost

Up to $130k✨ Bright Outlook
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Technical Support Engineer

High demand

Solve complex technical problems and be the bridge between users and engineering

Up to $130k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Train Driver / Engineer

Growing

Operate freight and passenger trains

Up to $130k
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Logistics Engineers

Growing

Design or analyze operational solutions for projects such as transportation optimization, network modeling, process and methods analysis, cost containment, capacity enhancement, routing and shipment optimization, or information management.

Up to $129k
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Environmental Engineer

Growing

Solve pollution and sustainability challenges through engineering solutions

Up to $120k
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QA / Test Engineer

Growing

Ensure software quality through systematic testing, automation, and defect prevention

Up to $120k🏠 Remote-friendly✨ Bright Outlook
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Tooling Engineer

Growing

Design and optimize the tools, dies, molds, and fixtures that make mass production possible

Up to $120k✨ Bright Outlook
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Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians

Growing

Operate, install, adjust, and maintain integrated computer/communications systems, consoles, simulators, and other data acquisition, test, and measurement instruments and equipment, which are used to launch, track, position, and evaluate air and space vehicles.

Up to $114k
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Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Growing

Operate or maintain stationary engines, boilers, or other mechanical equipment to provide utilities for buildings or industrial processes.

Up to $114k
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Agricultural Engineer

Growing

Apply engineering principles to improve farming and food production systems

Up to $110k✨ Bright Outlook
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Developer Experience Engineer

Growing

Make life easier for internal and external developers — tooling, docs, local dev, CI, scaffolding.

Up to $110k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Firmware Engineer

Growing

An engineer specializing in low-level software for hardware devices.

Up to $110k
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Forward Deployed Engineer

Growing

A professional specializing in engineer embedded with customer teams.

Up to $110k
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Founding Engineer

Growing

A professional specializing in early employee engineering at a startup.

Up to $110k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Packaging Engineer

Growing

Design product packaging that protects, preserves, and presents goods while meeting sustainability goals

Up to $110k✨ Bright Outlook
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Principal Engineer

Growing

A professional specializing in top-level individual contributor engineering.

Up to $110k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Staff Engineer

Growing

A professional specializing in senior individual contributor engineering leadership.

Up to $110k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Zero-Knowledge Engineer

Growing

Build zero-knowledge proof systems that enable privacy and scaling across crypto, identity, and beyond.

Up to $110k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Growing

All engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, not listed separately.

Up to $109k
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Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Growing

Apply electrical and electronic theory and related knowledge, usually under the direction of engineering staff, to design, build, repair, adjust, and modify electrical components, circuitry, controls, and machinery for subsequent evaluation and use by engineering staff in making engineering design decisions.

Up to $105k
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Audio Engineer

Growing

Record, mix, and master audio for music, podcasts, film, games, and live events

Up to $100k
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Automotive Engineering Technicians

Growing

Assist engineers in determining the practicality of proposed product design changes and plan and carry out tests on experimental test devices or equipment for performance, durability, or efficiency.

Up to $97k
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Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Growing

Apply theory and principles of mechanical engineering to modify, develop, test, or adjust machinery and equipment under direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.

Up to $97k
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Broadcast Engineer

Growing

Keep TV, radio, and streaming signals on the air by designing, maintaining, and operating the technical systems behind broadcasting

Up to $95k
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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators

Growing

Operate heavy construction equipment — bulldozers, graders, excavators, cranes.

Up to $95k
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Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Growing

Apply engineering theory and principles to problems of industrial layout or manufacturing production, usually under the direction of engineering staff.

Up to $95k
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Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Growing

Implement production processes and operate commercial-scale production equipment to produce, test, or modify materials, devices, or systems of unique molecular or macromolecular composition.

Up to $95k
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Railroad Engineer Scenic

Growing

Operate scenic railroad excursions through mountainous and rural landscapes

Up to $92k
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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Growing

Apply theory and principles of civil engineering in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of structures and facilities under the direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.

Up to $91k
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Developer Relations Engineer

Growing

Bridge your product and external developers — content, talks, community, and feedback loops.

Up to $90k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Steam Train Engineer

Growing

Pilot preserved steam locomotives on heritage railway excursions

Up to $88k
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Yacht Engineer

Growing

Maintain and operate mechanical systems aboard superyachts and sailing vessels

Up to $88k
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Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Growing

Apply theory and principles of environmental engineering to modify, test, and operate equipment and devices used in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental problems, including waste treatment and site remediation, under the direction of engineering staff or scientists.

Up to $85k
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Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers

Growing

Drive switching or other locomotive or dinkey engines within railroad yard, industrial plant, quarry, construction project, or similar location.

Up to $76k

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