Engineering Majors by Industry Sector

Purdue engineers from all engineering majors work in the industry sectors listed in this table. This interactive table is meant to highlight the main overlaps. A description of work performed will appear as you hover over the boxes.


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X Top industry sectors for a given engineering major
  Other industry sectors where engineers with a given engineering major are likely to work
  Industry sectors where engineers with a given major are less likely to work (but still do)

 

Most common industry sectors for Purdue engineers

Purdue College of Engineering Majors
AAE AG BIO BME ChE CE CpE CEM EE EEE ENRE IE MSE ME MDE NE
Airline, Aviation, Aerospace X           X   X     X X X    
Automotive X X             X     X X X    
Chemicals         X                      
Community Organizations, Non Profits           X       X X          
Computer Software, Hardware       X     X   X       X      
Construction, Facilities Services           X   X     X          
Consumer Goods, Services   X X   X       X         X X  
Energy, Oil, Gas     X   X X   X X       X X   X
Engineering Services, Consulting X X   X   X   X X X X       X X
Entertainment                             X  
Finance, Insurance, Consulting             X         X        
Food, Beverage   X X   X             X   X    
Government, Military Services X         X       X X         X
Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices     X X X               X X   X
Higher Education, Educational Services X         X       X            
Internet             X                  
IT, Telecom       X     X   X              
Manufacturing, Machinery   X               X   X X X X X
Real Estate Development           X   X                
Renewables, Environment   X X   X X   X X X X   X   X  
Research     X X   X         X   X     X
Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain X         X   X       X        

Major Key

AAE - Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
AG - Agricultural Engineering
BIO - Biological Engineering
BME - Biomedical Engineering
ChE - Chemical Engineering
CE - Civil Engineering
CpE - Computer Engineering
CEM - Construction Engineering and Management
EE - Electrical Engineering
EEE - Environmental and Ecological Engineering
ENRE - Environmental and Natural Resource Engineering
IE - Industrial Engineering
MSE - Materials Engineering
ME - Mechanical Engineering
MDE - Multidisciplinary Engineering
NE - Nuclear Engineering