Engineering jobs and conferences

Software, hardware, mechanical and electrical engineering roles. Engineering has about 82,975 verified open jobs on NextChapter right now, with a typical posted salary of $137,000 a year. About 44% of openings are entry or early-career level. 415 conferences are tagged to it, 309 with dates announced.

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Engineering market snapshot

Every figure names its source and period. Estimates are labeled as estimates; AI exposure is what AI could do in principle, not a measured job loss.

Verified open jobs
about 82,975

Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.

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Typical posted salary
$137,000 a year (middle half $110,000 to $175,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,460 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

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Entry or early-career level
44% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

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Say no experience is needed
1% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: phrase detected in the posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

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Ask for AI skills
8% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: AI-skill tagger on the posting text, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

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Remote
3% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

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Median annual wage, Architecture & engineering occupations
$99,520

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, national, all industries, May 2025.

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Observed AI exposure, Architecture & engineering occupations
4% of tasks show work-related Claude usage (average across 34 occupations)

Source: Anthropic Economic Index, labor market impacts, March 2026: coverage of tasks, not job loss, estimate.

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AI task exposure, closest group (Architecture & engineering)
51.6 out of 100: what AI could do in principle, not a measured job loss

Source: NextChapter White Collar Employment Report, September 2026; Eloundou et al. (2024) task-exposure score, estimate.

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Employment change, Architecture & engineering
+8.2% from 2022 to 2026

Source: NextChapter White Collar Employment Report, September 2026, Census CPS (NextChapter calculation), January to August, 2022 and 2026.

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Unemployed 27+ weeks, last job in Architecture & engineering
28.3% of unemployed people

Source: NextChapter White Collar Employment Report, September 2026, Census CPS (NextChapter calculation), January to August 2026, 136 respondents.

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Conferences in the catalog for Engineering
415, 309 with dates announced

Source: NextChapter conference catalog, checked against each event’s own site.

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Next conference
AIChE Annual Student Conference, Nov 6, 2026

Source: NextChapter conference catalog.

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Median published ticket price
$695

Source: NextChapter conference catalog, lowest published price, 108 conferences with a price.

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Open calls for speakers
80 conferences

Source: NextChapter conference catalog.

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Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. python10%
  2. 2. project management5%
  3. 3. linux4%
  4. 4. c++4%
  5. 5. aws4%
  6. 6. agile4%
  7. 7. supply chain4%
  8. 8. procurement3%

States with the most openings

  1. 1. CA29%
  2. 2. TX11%
  3. 3. NY5%
  4. 4. MA3%
  5. 5. CO3%

What Engineering jobs pay

Advertised pay on live postings that state it, annual in US dollars.

Engineering pay: median $161,500, middle half $124,500 to $206,500, from 19,966 postings. See also the skills that pay more.

Open Engineering jobs

Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.

Showing the newest 15 of about 82,975 verified open jobs here. Search all jobs

Industries hiring for this function

Employers hiring

Engineering jobs in the rankings

Ranked: the employers hiring the most engineering jobs

Engineering conferences

Conferences tagged for this function, plus events with no function tag whose attendee roles point here.

  • AIChE Annual Student Conference

    Usually November (next dates not announced) · Minneapolis, MN

    Ticket $195 to $310. Student standard $195 member / $235 non-member; last-minute $220/$260 to Oct 29; onsite from $270/$310.…

  • AIChE Annual Meeting

    Nov 8 to Nov 12, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

    Ticket $829 to $1,129. Member rates: $829 standard to Oct 26, $929 late to Nov 4, $1,129 on site; nonmembers pay more.

    Open call for speakers

  • KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America

    Nov 9 to Nov 12, 2026 · Salt Lake City, UT

    Ticket $899 to $1,278. Individual late rate: $899 KubeCon-only, $1,278 All-Access (adds Monday co-located events). Corporate rate…

  • Trimble Dimensions

    Nov 9 to Nov 11, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL)

    Nov 9 to Nov 12, 2026 · Austin, TX

    Paid ticket. Registration open; fees not shown on the home page.

  • PASS Data Community Summit (PASS Summit West)

    Nov 9 to Nov 11, 2026 · Seattle, WA

    Paid ticket. Prices on Tickets page, not read.

  • AI Engineer Code Summit

    Nov 10 to Nov 12, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

    Apply to attend. Attendance by application (free to apply). Regular $1,299 now, final/at-door $1,499 for talks and expo Nov…

    Open call for speakers

  • NTMA ENGAGE

    Nov 10 to Nov 13, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

    Paid ticket. Prices not captured; joint meeting with AMT planned for 2027.

  • NAHMA Top Issues in Affordable Housing Meeting

    Nov 11 to Nov 13, 2026 · Washington, DC

    Ticket $750 to $970. Executive member $750; associate member $850; affiliate/subscriber member $860; guest $970. Includes one…

  • Bisnow Carolinas Data Center Conference & Expo

    Nov 12, 2026 · Charlotte, NC

    Ticket About $239. Single ticket price $239 shown.

    Open call for speakers

  • ANS Winter Conference & Expo

    Nov 15 to Nov 18, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

    Ticket $650 to $1,995. Full conference: early bird (to Oct 22) member $1,395, non-member $1,695; priority (to Nov 8) $1,595 /…

  • Solana Breakpoint

    Nov 15 to Nov 17, 2026 · London, GB

    Ticket $100 to $800. General admission $550 rising to $800 late-bird; developer $250 and student $100 by application. Outside…

  • AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC)

    Nov 15 to Nov 19, 2026 · Memphis, TN

    Ticket $785 to $1,135. Full conference: member early $785, non-member early $1,030, member regular $990, non-member regular…

    Open call for speakers

  • GovRAMP Cyber Summit

    Nov 15 to Nov 17, 2026 · San Antonio, TX

    Free expo, paid sessions. Complimentary for government, military, nonprofit and academic attendees

  • AHF Live: The Affordable Housing Developers Summit

    Nov 16 to Nov 18, 2026 · Chicago, IL

    Paid ticket. Advance rate ended Aug 28; prices not read.

  • Agile Testing Days

    Nov 16 to Nov 19, 2026 · Potsdam, DE

    Paid ticket. Prices in EUR, excluding 19% VAT: 3 conference days EUR 2,500; 1 day EUR 990; Masterclass day + 3 conference days…

  • Automation Fair

    Nov 16 to Nov 19, 2026 · Boston, MA

    Ticket $495 to $895. General access $495 early, $795 advance (to Nov 13), $895 on site; with Advanced Training $1,595-$2,295.

  • MEDICA

    Nov 16 to Nov 19, 2026 · Duesseldorf, DE

    Paid ticket. Standard day and multi-day tickets; prices in the ticket shop; online cheaper than on site.

  • QCon San Francisco

    Nov 16 to Nov 18, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

    Ticket About $2,995. $2,995 three-day conference pass; current pricing ends Nov 10; workshops Nov 19-20 extra.

  • Rockwell Automation Fair

    Nov 16 to Nov 19, 2026 · Boston, MA

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • SMPTE Media Technology Summit

    Nov 16 to Nov 19, 2026 · Pasadena, CA

    Paid ticket. Fee not in results.

    Open call for speakers

  • Formnext

    Nov 17 to Nov 20, 2026 · Frankfurt, DE

    Paid ticket. Prices in EUR incl. VAT: 4-day Expo-Pass EUR 129 early bird with info service (EUR 168 without), EUR 169/219 from 23…

  • Microsoft Ignite

    Nov 17 to Nov 20, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

    Free expo floor; session passes $1,625 to $2,325. Full Conference pass $2,325; Hub pass $1,625 (Nov 17-19); digital pass free.…

  • Louisiana IT Symposium

    Nov 17, 2026 · New Orleans, LA

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • MLOps World | GenAI Summit

    Nov 17 to Nov 18, 2026 · Austin, TX

    Paid ticket. Prices via Eventbrite, not shown; workshops Nov 19.

    Open call for speakers

  • Montana IT Strategic Planning Conference

    Nov 17 to Nov 19, 2026 · Helena, MT

    Free expo, paid sessions. No fees listed; vendors may participate

  • DEMOFEST

    Nov 18, 2026 · In person and online

    Paid ticket. Pricing and registration for 2027 not yet posted; sign-up form for updates.

  • MEDevice Silicon Valley

    Nov 18 to Nov 19, 2026 · Santa Clara, CA

    Free expo floor; session passes $0 to $199. Expo free if pre-registered; $199 at the door; hands-on workshops extra.

  • ATARC Public Sector Zero Trust Summit

    Nov 19, 2026 · Reston, VA

    Paid ticket. Cost and eligibility not listed

  • RSNA Annual Meeting

    Nov 29 to Dec 3, 2026 · Chicago, IL

    Ticket $485 to $2,525. Non-member in-person only from $485 (trainees) to $2,525; industry non-member $1,885; exhibits-only $730.

  • MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit

    Nov 29 to Dec 4, 2026 · Boston, MA

    Ticket $1,085 to $1,360. Preregistration $1,240 standard ($1,085 MRS member) to Oct 29; then $1,360 ($1,185 member).

    Open call for speakers

  • AWS re:Invent

    Nov 30 to Dec 4, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

    Ticket About $2,499. Full price $2,499 (early bird ended Aug 25); 10% off when buying 10+ passes in one order.

  • AI Dev (DeepLearning.AI)

    Nov 30 to Dec 1, 2026 · New York, NY

    Ticket $599 to $799. Standard $599; Pro $799 (includes 1 year DLAI Pro)

  • Humanoids Summit Silicon Valley

    Dec 1 to Dec 2, 2026 · San Mateo, CA

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • SCC Annual Scientific Meeting and Showcase

    Dec 1 to Dec 2, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

    Paid ticket. Registration prices not listed. Next after this: SCC81 Nov 12-13 2027 (per a search result).

    Open call for speakers · deadline Apr 24, 2026

  • ODSC AI NYC (AI for Work Summit)

    Dec 2 to Dec 3, 2026 · New York, NY

    Free expo floor; session passes $0 to $1,200. Open Pass free; Training $449 early/$800; Leadership Plus $649 early/$1,200

  • Bisnow West Coast Data Center Conference & Expo

    Dec 3, 2026 · San Jose, CA

    Ticket About $439. General ticket $439 (limited number at this price; rises once tier sells out).

  • CIO & Property Tech Forum (San Francisco)

    Dec 3, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

    By invitation only. By invitation with limited seating; price not listed

  • oSTEM Annual Conference

    Dec 4, 2026 · Albuquerque, NM

    Ticket $275 to $300. On-site collegiate $275 plus fees, advisor $300 (online sales closed Sept 30). Edition ends Oct 24; 2027 not…

  • NeurIPS

    Dec 6 to Dec 12, 2026 · Sydney, AU

    Paid ticket. Main conference in Sydney Dec 6-12 with satellite sites in Atlanta and Paris (Dec 9-13). Early registration ends Oct…

  • Zonda Builder 100 Summit

    Dec 7 to Dec 9, 2026 · In person

    Paid ticket. Pricing and eligibility not published on pages read.

  • IIoT World virtual conferences

    Dec 8 to Dec 9, 2026 · Online

    Free. Next: AI Manufacturing & Supply Chain Summit Dec 8-9, 2026; 2027 series incl. AI Manufacturing Day May 18-19.

    Open call for speakers

  • The AI Summit New York

    Dec 9 to Dec 10, 2026 · New York, NY

    Ticket $129 to $2,999. Expo $129, Delegate $2,399, VIP All Access $2,999 (discounted from $199/$2,899/$3,499; offer ends Dec 8).

    Open call for speakers

  • SANS Cyber Defense Initiative

    Dec 14 to Dec 19, 2026 · Washington, DC

    Ticket $3,000 to $9,230. Per-course pricing, $3,000 to $9,230; free NetWars with a course. Live online option.

  • CES

    Jan 6 to Jan 9, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV

    Paid ticket. Registration open; price not listed on the home page.

  • ClearanceJobs Career Fairs

    Jan 6, 2027 · In person and online

    Free. Pricing not stated on the schedule page; earlier ClearedJobs.Net virtual fairs were free to job seekers. Next listed: Jan…

  • Plant and Animal Genome Conference (PAG)

    Jan 8 to Jan 12, 2027 · San Diego, CA

    Ticket $1,190 to $1,790. Early rates through Oct 31, 2026: $1,190 non-profit, $1,790 industry (as read from the PAG 34 site);…

    Open call for speakers · deadline Nov 6, 2026

  • TRB Annual Meeting

    Jan 10 to Jan 14, 2027 · Washington, DC

    Ticket $310 to $1,570. General registration $1,225 early bird (to Nov 18), $1,520 advance, $1,570 onsite. Young professional (35…

  • AIAA SciTech Forum

    Jan 11 to Jan 15, 2027 · Orlando, FL

    Ticket $1,099 to $1,599. Full conference: early member $1,099, standard member $1,299, early non-member $1,399, standard…

    Open call for speakers

  • SpaceCom

    Jan 12 to Jan 14, 2027 · Orlando, FL

    Paid ticket. Conference dates posted as Jan 11-14 or Jan 13-14; expo Jan 12-14.

  • Novogradac Affordable Housing Developers Conference

    Jan 14 to Jan 15, 2027 · Fort Lauderdale, FL

    Paid ticket. Early-bird rate ended Sept 24, 2026; prices not read.

  • PTC (Pacific Telecommunications Council) Annual Conference

    Jan 17 to Jan 20, 2027 · Honolulu, HI

    Paid ticket. Categories include Full Conference, Networker, Young Professional, Student and Press; fees not on the main page.

  • PTC Conference

    Jan 17 to Jan 20, 2027 · Honolulu, HI

    Ticket $575 to $1,525. Full conference: PTC individual member $575 (to Nov 2) rising to $725 onsite; member company/government…

  • POWERGEN International

    Jan 18 to Jan 21, 2027 · Salt Lake City, UT

    Paid ticket. Pricing not posted on the page opened.

  • PMA Metal Stamping Technology Conference

    Jan 25 to Jan 27, 2027 · Nashville, TN

    Paid ticket. Early bird to Oct 30, 2026; prices not captured. Nonmembers pay more.

  • SPIE Photonics West

    Jan 30 to Feb 4, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

    Paid ticket. Registration fees not stated on the page; member discounts may apply.

  • SLAS International Conference & Exhibition

    Jan 30 to Feb 3, 2027 · San Diego, CA

    Paid ticket. Member discount noted; fees not read.

  • NAHB International Builders' Show

    Feb 2 to Feb 4, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV

    Ticket $450 to $1,025. Expo+Education pass: NAHB member $450 (Sept) / $625 early / $725 regular / $825 onsite; non-member $625 /…

  • DesignCon

    Feb 2 to Feb 4, 2027 · Santa Clara, CA

    Paid ticket. Prices are on the registration page, not captured.

  • Embedded Vision Summit

    Feb 2 to Feb 4, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

    Ticket About $1,170. Full Conference Pass $1,170 (prices go up Jan 16, 2027); $980 with a $135 SPIE membership. Registered…

    Open call for speakers

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