Engineering & Technology

This Career Community is focused on the many different areas students can pursue in fields of engineering and technology. Browse blogs for career advice, look at resources for job and internship leads and watch videos profiling unique occupations.

  • + CONSIDER CAREER PATHS
    View a sample of professional titles related to this major

    Visit My Next Move to browse for engineering-related occupations by keyword or industry.

    • Actors, musicians and singers
    • Automotive Engineers
    • Civil Engineers
    • Computer Network Architects
    • Cost Estimators
    • Database Administrators
    • Environmental Engineers
    • Information Security Analysts
    • Industry Safety and Health Engineer
    • Mechanical Engineers
    • Regulatory Affairs Specialists
    • Software Developers
    • Wastewater System Operators

    Need help exploring your career options? Take the Focus 2 assessment to search for occupations that fit with your interests, values, skills, and personality. Then speak with a Career Specialist about the results.

  • + EXPLORE MU MAJORS
    Check out engineering-related MU majors, minors and certificates

    Please visit Majors@Mizzou and browse this site by career interests, occupation and by School or College. Remember, these are just a few examples of degree programs. A wide variety of MU majors can lead to a successful and satisfying career in engineering and technology.

    • Agricultural Systems Technology
    • Biological Engineering
    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Chemical Engineering
    • Civil Engineering
    • Computer Engineering
    • Computer Science
    • Electrical Engineering
    • Industrial Engineering
    • Information Technology
    • Mechanical Engineering

    Another helpful tool is the What Can I Do With This Major site where you can connect academic majors to common career paths and see typical employers that hire those majors.

  • + MAKE CAREER CONNECTIONS
    Learn how to have career conversations to find possible career paths 
    • Arrange an informational interview, learning about the real-life experience of someone working in a field or company that interests you.
    • Seek out mentors by making meaningful connections with upperclassmen, faculty, staff and alumni. 
  • + RESEARCH ALUMNI CAREER PATHS
    Discover the unique career paths of fellow Tigers
    • Use LinkedIn to see what thousands of Mizzou alumni are doing with their degrees.
    • Explore the Career Outcomes web page to see what recent MU graduates are doing and where they are living.

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Data Science vs Machine Learning

Data science vs machine learning

If you are an aspiring data scientist, you may have come across the terms artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, deep learning and neural networks. Although these may appear to be futuristic technologies, you might be …

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Scientists vs Engineers – Differences, Similarities & Career Routes

Scientists and engineers collaborate to accomplish the advances that epitomise the modern world. But while science and engineering both build on each others’ achievements, they are distinct disciplines. We look at the similarities and differences between scientists and engineers, and …

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Top 10 glamorous tech jobs for students, recent grads, and others early in their careers

The world of technology is not only fast-paced and innovative but also offers some of the most glamorous career opportunities for students, recent graduates, and early-career professionals. These roles combine cutting-edge tech, creative problem-solving, and the chance to work on …

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Building connections

Trent Foster was destined to become an engineer. The O’Fallon, Missouri, native spent much of his youth tearing things apart and putting them back together — all in pursuit of understanding how they work. Beginning with pens and pencils, Foster advanced …

By Eric Stann
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How to Become a Cyber Security Engineer: Job Details and Necessary Skills

As the world of business gets more and more digitized, the need for cyber security engineers grows by the day. The Internet Society’s Online Trust Alliance estimates the cost of cybercrime to be around $45 billion per year. Cyber security …

By Alexander Oni
Alexander Oni
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Resources

Current job and employment trends based on a NACE (national Association of Colleges and Employers) survey of recruiters who hire …

Focus 2 Am I Career Ready?

Career readiness is a foundation of eight core competencies that broadly prepare college students for lifelong success in their careers …

Electrical Engineering Jobs, Mechanical Engineering Jobs, Chemical Engineering Jobs, and opportunities in Civil Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Industrial Engineering mostly …

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