Systems engineering majors have a hard time finding a job right out of college. Graduates with a systems engineering degree are entering a strange job market and it can be hard to find your first job in systems engineering. To make finding a job easier, Zippia scanned through 4,005 systems engineering major resumes to identify the jobs systems engineering majors most prefer.
Highest-Paying Jobs With a Systems Engineering Degree
- Starting Salary$100,000Job openings371,213Top Locations:Job Description:Software developers are the creative minds behind computer programs. Some develop the applications that allow people to do specific tasks on a computer or another device. Others develop the underlying systems that run the devices or that control networks.
- Starting Salary$73,000Job openings339,938Top Locations:Job Description:Software developers are the creative minds behind computer programs. Some develop the applications that allow people to do specific tasks on a computer or another device. Others develop the underlying systems that run the devices or that control networks.
- Starting Salary$62,000Job openings145,936Top Locations:Job Description:Software developers are the creative minds behind computer programs. Some develop the applications that allow people to do specific tasks on a computer or another device. Others develop the underlying systems that run the devices or that control networks.
- Starting Salary$59,000Job openings134,500Top Locations:Job Description:Computer networks are critical parts of almost every organization. Network and computer systems administrators are responsible for the day-to-day operation of these networks.
- Starting Salary$56,000Job openings106,886Top Locations:Job Description:Computer networks are critical parts of almost every organization. Network and computer systems administrators are responsible for the day-to-day operation of these networks.
- Starting Salary$53,000Job openings170,514Top Locations:Job Description:A business analyst is someone who analyzes an organization or business domain (real or hypothetical) and documents its business or processes or systems, assessing the business model or its integration with technology.
- Starting Salary$43,000Job openings133,316Top Locations:Washington, DC; New York, NY; Annapolis, MD;Job Description:Computer networks are critical parts of almost every organization. Network and computer systems administrators are responsible for the day-to-day operation of these networks.
- Starting Salary$30,000Job openings157,425Top Locations:Job Description:Computer support specialists provide help and advice to people and organizations using computer software or equipment. Some, called computer network support specialists, support information technology (IT) employees within their organization. Others, called computer user support specialists, assist non-IT users who are having computer problems.
- Starting Salary$27,000Job openings97,722Top Locations:Job Description:Civil engineering technicians help civil engineers to plan, design, and build highways, bridges, utilities, and other infrastructure projects. They also help to plan, design, and build commercial, industrial, residential, and land development projects.
- Starting Salary$26,000Job openings161,551Top Locations:San Diego, CA; Houston, TX; Bedford, MA;Job Description:Software developers are the creative minds behind computer programs. Some develop the applications that allow people to do specific tasks on a computer or another device. Others develop the underlying systems that run the devices or that control networks.
