Occupational categories

Occupational Categories

Occupational categories are based on your educational qualifications. Engineers Australia recognises three occupational categories within the engineering team in Australia:

• Professional Engineer 
• Engineering Technologist 
• Engineering Associate

Professional Engineer

Professional Engineers hold an Engineers Australia accredited or recognised four-year professional engineering degree.

As a Professional Engineer, you:

• Focus on overall systems
• Develop and apply new engineering practices
• Apply leadership & management skills
• Pursue engineering opportunities in an holistic way, taking environmental, community & social issues into account
• Solve diverse problems.

The grades of membership available within this category are:

• Student (StudIEAust) – Apply Now
• Graduate (GradIEAust) – Apply Now
• Member (MIEAust) – Apply Now
• Fellow (FIEAust) – Apply Now

Engineering Technologist

The academic qualification is an Engineers Australian accredited or recognised three year engineering technology degree.

As an Engineering Technologist, you:

• Focus on interactions within the system
• Modify and adapt established engineering practices
• Advance engineering technology.

The grades of membership available within this category are:

• Student (StudIEAust) – Apply Now
• Engineering Technologist Graduate (GradTIEAust) – Apply Now
• Engineering Technologist Member (TMIEAust) – Apply Now
• Engineering Technologist Fellow (TFIEAust) – Apply Now

Engineering Associate

The academic qualification is a Engineers Australia recognised two year advanced diploma or associate degree of engineering.

As an Engineering Associate, you:

• Focus on specific elements of the system
• Work within codes and applies established practices and procedures.

The grades of membership available within this category are:

• Student (StudIEAust) – Apply Now
• Engineering Associate Graduate (GradAIEAust) – Apply Now
• Engineering Associate Member (AMIEAust) – Apply Now
• Engineering Associate Fellow (AFIEAust) – Apply Now

More Information

Not sure which category you belong to? Email Member Services today.