School of Engineering graduates in working life

School of Engineering

The teaching and research of the School of Engineering focuses on in the fields of mechanical engineering, civil engineering and built environment. Graduates work in expert positions in many key sectors of the society such as in arctic technology, sustainable built environments, mechanics and materials, multidisciplinary energy technologies and systems design and production. Explore the study opportunities offered by the School of Engineering on the school´s website.

Career Monitoring Survey 

The career monitoring survey is conducted as part of the national academic career monitoring coordinated by the Aarresaari network, which consists of 13 Finnish universities' employment and career services. The survey is conducted using a standardized questionnaire simultaneously for those who graduated five years ago. The results presented on this page are based on the data obtained from the survey conducted in 2023 and targeted to graduates in 2018.

The national results of career monitoring are publicly available in the Education and Culture Ministry's Vipunen information service as a PowerBI report. Vipunen also provides other information about the employment of degree holders. The careers of graduates in engineering and architecture are also studied by the Finnish Association of Academic Engineers and Architects TEK, and you can explore TEK Graduate Survey results on TEK's website. 

Satisfaction with Degree and Employment 

Graduates from the School of Engineering value their degree and feel that their employers appreciate their qualifications. Of the respondents graduated in 2018, 88% were satisfied with their degree in relation to their own career, 94% felt that their employers value their degree, and 93% would recommend the degree to others. 

The employment situation for those who graduated from the School of Engineeringin 2018 is very good according to the results of the career monitoring survey. Five years after graduation, 97% of the respondents were either employed or self-employed. Respondents earn an average of 4800 euros per month (with a mean of 4955 € and a median of 4800 €).

The large companies and organizations (with over 250 employees) employ the most engineering professionals. Of the respondents, 51% work in large companies, 29% in small or medium-sized enterprises, 9% in universities, and 4% are self-employed. 

Respondents named companies such as Afry, Aker Arctic Technology, Fira, Granlund, Helen, Konecranes, National Land Survey (Maanmittauslaitos), NCC, Neste, Outokumpu, Sweco, Ramboll and Finnish Transport Infrasturcture Agency (Väylävirasto) as their current employers. 

Examples of the most common job titles include Geoengineer, Project Manager, Quality Manager, Performance Engineer, Mine Planning Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Service Product Owner, Environmental Specialist, Structural Design Engineer, Site Engineer, Real Estate Analyst, Consultant and Researcher. 

The skills considered most important in their current jobs by the respondents include problem-solving skills, ability to learn and adopt new things, analytical and systematic thinking skills, self-direction or initiative, and co-operation skills.