Aerospace & Aviation
Aircraft, spacecraft and the systems that move them safely. Contains both long-degree engineering routes and licensed non-degree careers that pay very well.
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Aerospace Engineering
Designing aircraft, spacecraft and propulsion.
1 careerFlight Operations
Flying commercially, and dispatching and planning the flights.
1 careerAir Traffic Management
Separating aircraft in real time. No degree required, and extremely selective.
1 careerAircraft Maintenance & Airworthiness
Licensed engineering that keeps aircraft legal to fly.
1 career
Sideways from here
The neighbouring fields. Most people who end up happy in one of these arrived from somewhere else entirely.
- Medicine & Clinical Care
- Nursing & Allied Health
- Diagnostics, Laboratory & Public Health
- Biological & Life Sciences
- Physical & Chemical Sciences
- Earth, Environment & Climate
- Mathematics, Statistics & Actuarial Science
- Software & Computing
- Data, AI & Machine Learning
- Cybersecurity & Information Assurance
- Civil, Structural & Geotechnical Engineering
- Mechanical, Manufacturing & Materials Engineering
- Electrical, Electronic & Control Engineering
- Chemical & Process Engineering
- Energy, Power & Resources
- Maritime, Transport & Supply Chain
- Architecture, Planning & Built Environment
- Skilled Trades & Industrial Maintenance
- Law & Legal Services
- Finance, Banking & Investment
- Accounting, Audit & Tax
- Business, Management & Consulting
- Economics, Policy & Development
- Government, Diplomacy & Public Service
- Defence, Security & Emergency Response
- Education, Training & Academia
- Media, Journalism & Communications
- Design, Creative & Applied Arts
- Psychology, Social Work & Human Services