Science and engineering professionals

Specialists in this occupation conduct research, improve or develop concepts, theories and operational methods, or apply scientific knowledge relating to fields such as physics, astronomy, meteorology, chemistry, geophysics, geology, biology, ecology, medicine, mathematics, architecture, engineering, design and technology. Occupations in this group include, for example, physicists, astronomers, chemists, mathematicians, actuaries and statisticians, botanists, zoologists, civil engineers, and building architects.

Typically people in this occupation will have completed between three and six years of higher education.