Engineering majors by sector

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

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

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