Financial professionals flock to New York, computer programmers to Silicon Valley, and entertainers to Los Angeles. But if you’re an engineer where do you face the best prospect for landing a successful job? According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics – these are the top 10 countries for engineers to move to. For more helpful engineering advice, news and career opportunities subscribe to NewEngineer.com here.

1. Germany

German manufacturing has always been one step ahead of that of any other country, cementing its status as a top exporter. High salaries and good working conditions mean this European country offers better quality of life for industrial, construction and mechanical engineers.

2. USA

The Southern States are known for expansive military bases, manufacturing centres and companies – all of which provide competitive career opportunities for aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, computer hardware, electrical, electronics, environmental, health and safety engineers, industrial, marine engineers and naval architects, materials, mechanical, mining and geological engineers. Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Florida, California and Ohio have larger engineering industries than the national average.

3. Canada

Home to 13 of the planet’s 300 top universities for mechanical engineering, Canada is in high demand of civil engineers. Engineering professionals are able to take advantage of one of the most welcoming and well-paying job markets in the world.

4. France

As a top-ranked nation in mechanical engineering, France is a good place for professionals seeking work in the engineering, scientific and R & D sectors. English-speaking engineers have good chances of landing a high-paid job at a local company or one of the international manufacturers like Michelin.

5. Switzerland

Switzerland's major industries are known as machinery and precision instruments, watchmaking, and chemicals with mechanical and electrical engineering being the chief industry in the central European country. The Swiss specialization in precision engineering, and its well-developed chemical industries create a strong need for mechanical, industrial, chemical and bio engineers.

6. China

With its growing economy and labour force, China’s mechanical and construction engineering sectors have experienced unrivalled growth in the past decade. The Chinese government has presented a five year-plan to encourage China’s mechanical-engineering companies to expand their sales abroad, dramatically increasing the need for skilled professionals.

7. Denmark

Under Denmark and Kenya’s newly-signed five-year agreement for the training of maritime and shipping sector personnel and development, significant financial resources will be invested in enabling marine engineering and nautical science cadets in Kenya to acquire seagoing service of 12 months, which is a mandatory requirement towards attainment of professional qualifications in the maritime industry as marine engineering officers. This will give the shipping industry a boost, creating many opportunities for commercial services.

8. Japan

Japan retains its place as a leader in high-tech advanced engineering and manufacturing centres with Japanese multinational conglomerates being world players in aerospace, chemicals and industrial sectors, as well as car production. Japanese manufacturing accounts for around 30% of global market share, meaning there are plenty of exciting opportunities for advanced engineering professionals.

9. Colombia

The demand for petroleum engineers has been growing annually in recent years with their salaries skyrocketing since 2008. Petroleum engineers have a lot of opportunities for career movement in the industry, although they are somewhat restricted as to their physical location. Workers in this sector enjoy very high job security and Colombia offers one of the highest salaries in the sector.

10. Sweden

Following several years of decline, Sweden is seeing stabilization in in its consulting engineering sector. The market for engineering services is gradually expanding, as previously anticipated, and order stocks of most companies are slowly but steadily growing. More employment opportunities are expected to open in the following months for consulting engineers as the lack of qualified staff being one of the most importance challenges the industry faces now.

 

International statistics and survey data shows that the labour market for engineers across multiple sectors is stabilising, despite a low level of activity in many of the countries. In most markets this is an expected development that will create more working opportunities in the engineering field.

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