Electrical Engineers
University degree Strong growth · ANZSCO skill level 1 · occupation 2333
Electrical Engineers design, develop and supervise the manufacture, installation, operation and maintenance of equipment, machines and systems for the generation, distribution, utilisation and control of electric power.
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 82.5% university · 13% vet / tafe · 2.7% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Usually studied as Electrical & Electronic Engineering. A selection of providers offering courses in this field (indicative, not ranked):
- University The University of Sydney
- University University of Wollongong (UoW)
- University Western Sydney University
- University Adelaide University
- University The University of Newcastle (UoN)
- University University of South Australia (UniSA)
- University Charles Darwin University (CDU)
- University Federation University Australia
- TAFE TAFE Queensland
- TAFE TAFE SA
- TAFE Engineering Institute of Technology
- TAFE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
- TAFE NATIONAL POLYTECHNIC OF AUSTRALIA
- TAFE Sydney Institute of Technology Innovation
Course & field-of-education data © Commonwealth of Australia (CRICOS), CC BY 2.5 AU. Matched by field of education — indicative; confirm entry requirements with each provider.
Where these jobs are
QLD 28% · NSW 26.6% · VIC 22.9% · WA 14.1% · SA 5.7% · TAS 1.3% · ACT 0.8% · NT 0.7%
Top industries
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services · Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services · Manufacturing.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation profiles (Feb 2026) + Employment Projections (May 2025–2035). © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. Figures are national estimates.