Other Engineers
Job description
These individuals design and develop structures, methods, processes, and equipment. These are used for various purposes (agriculture, medicine, physics, engineering, etc.). This group includes:
- Agricultural and Bio-resource Engineers
- Biomedical Engineers
- Engineering Physicists and Scientists
- Naval Engineers
- Textile Engineers
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
Main tasks
Agricultural and Bio-resource Engineers
- Design and develop machinery, structures, equipment, and systems for agriculture and food processing.
Biomedical Engineers
- Design and develop methods, equipment, and instruments to refine medical diagnostics.
- Design prostheses for the disabled.
- Give advice on the use of medical equipment.
- Install or modify equipment.
Engineering Physicists and Scientists
- Lead research.
- Develop processes, programs, and equipment to expand knowledge in the applied sciences and engineering.
- Develop advanced applications in engineering and science.
Naval Engineers
- Design and develop naval vessels, floating structures, marine power plants, and propulsion systems.
- Oversee the construction, maintenance, and repair of these vessels and systems.
Textile Engineers
- Design and develop processes, equipment, and procedures for the production of fibres, yarns, and textiles.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to senior or supervisory positions.
- These individuals may work in related fields (science, engineering, sales, marketing, management, etc.).
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $30.05
- Median
- $49.74
- Maximum
- $72.12
Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 35.7% Female
- 64.3% Male
- 35.7% Female
- 64.3% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
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NAICS 621, 622, 62321% of jobs
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NAICS 5413, 541413% of jobs
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NAICS 5416, 541712% of jobs
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NAICS 4110% of jobs
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NAICS 311, 3128% of jobs
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Others36% of jobs
All of Québec
-
NAICS 621, 622, 62321% of jobs
-
NAICS 5413, 541413% of jobs
-
NAICS 5416, 541712% of jobs
-
NAICS 4110% of jobs
-
NAICS 311, 3128% of jobs
-
Others36% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
University
Agricultural and forest engineering
Agricultural or rural engineering
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 59.3%
40.7% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 74.1%
18.5% of graduates pursue further studies
Biological or biomedical engineering
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 76.5%
23.5% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 50%
50% of graduates pursue further studies
Chemical engineering
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 82.4%
14.7% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 72%
24% of graduates pursue further studies
Civil, building or transportation engineering
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 87.5%
8.5% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 81.3%
9% of graduates pursue further studies
Food engineering
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 100%
Mechanical engineering
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 80.8%
14.3% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 78.4%
18.2% of graduates pursue further studies
Physics engineering
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 42.9%
53.1% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 30.8%
61.5% of graduates pursue further studies
Project engineering
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 75%
25% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 79.2%
11.1% of graduates pursue further studies
Also required
- Membership in the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ [Quebec Order of Engineers]) to practise as an Engineer and carry out activities that are reserved for them.
Sometimes required
- A Doctoral or Master’s degree in a related engineering discipline may be required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Information processing
- Reading comprehension
- Mathematics
- Solving complex problems
- Active listening
- Result evaluation
- Oral expression
- Judgment and decision-making
- Monitoring operations
- System analysis
- Critical thought
- Systems evaluation
- Written expression
- Active learning
- Technological design
- Troubleshooting
- Time management
- Operation analysis
- Quality control analysis
- Learning strategies
- Teaching
- Persuasion
- Science
- Coordination
- Material resource management
- Negotiation
- Service oriented
- Social perception
Abilities
- Awareness of issues
- Classification
- Oral comprehension
- Deductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning
- Near vision
- Visualization
- Written comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Information organization
- Basic numeracy
- Mathematical reasoning
- Written expression
- Idea generation
- Originality
- Processing flexibility
- Speech recognition
- Speech clarity
- Distance vision
- Selective attention
- Perception speed
- Information processing speed
Knowledge and attributes
- Critical thinking
- Focussed on results
- Capacity to adapt
- Capacity to work in a team
- Rigour
- Sense of initiative
- Knowledge of biology
- Knowledge of design
- Knowledge of physics
- Knowledge of chemistry
- Open-mindedness
Interests
- Direct, organize, and manage
- Draft, communicate, and inform
- Work with numbers
- Create, design
- Carry out research
- Make technical plans and drawings
- Conduct tests and trials, control processes
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
Official name of the NOC 21399
Other professional engineers
Job titles
- Biomedical Engineers
- Environmental Engineers
- Agricultural engineer
- Biomedical engineer
- Marine engineer
- Engineering physicist
- Textile engineer
- Naval architect
- Agronomy engineer
- Clinical biomedical engineer
- Biomedical engineer - research and development
- Dairy plant engineer
- Agroprocessing engineer
- Bioelectrical engineer
- Biomechanical engineer
- Bioresource engineer
- Ship construction engineer
- Marine systems engineer
- Food technology engineer
- Food processing engineer
- Engineering scientist
Skill type
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Last update: January 29, 2026