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Engineering jobs in Hunter, NSW

There are 60 Engineering jobs advertised in the Hunter on ViewJobs, from 32 employers and recruiters. 4 were posted in the last week.

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60
New this week
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By the numbers

60 Engineering roles in Hunter

4 new roles this week· 33 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time55 (92%)
  • Apprenticeship2 (3%)
  • Part-time2 (3%)
  • Temporary1 (2%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Hunter.

Explore specialisms

Engineering by specialism.

Each specialism has its own page: where the roles are, who is hiring and the latest ads.

14 live rolesCivil/structural12 live rolesElectrical/electronic4 live rolesAerospace4 live rolesBuilding services3 live rolesMining engineering & maintenance3 live rolesIndustrial2 live rolesEnvironmental2 live rolesMaintenance1 live roleField engineering

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The local market

The Hunter's engineering job market

Figures for the Hunter combine two ABS regions: the Hunter Valley (SA4 106) and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie (SA4 111). Counts are summed and rates worked out from the sums. Jobs and Skills Australia's Internet Vacancy Index is a monthly count of online job ads, compiled from SEEK, CareerOne and Workforce Australia. Regional figures are three-month averages. It is not a count of ViewJobs' own ads.

Figure 1: Online engineering job ads a month, Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake MacquarieEngineers. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
050100150Engineers, Sep: 126126SepEngineers, Oct: 109Engineers, Nov: 102NovEngineers, Dec: 85Engineers, Jan: 88JanEngineers, Feb: 92Engineers, Mar: 115MarEngineers, Apr: 126Engineers, May: 134MayEngineers, Jun: 130Engineers, Jul: 120JulEngineers, Aug: 113Engineers, Sep: 116116Sep

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[1]; ViewJobs analysis[2].

Show the numbers
Online engineering job ads a month, Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
MonthEngineers
September 2025126
October 2025109
November 2025102
December 202585
January 202688
February 202692
March 2026115
April 2026126
May 2026134
June 2026130
July 2026120
August 2026113
September 2026116
Unemployment rate
4.9%
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 0.7 points on September 2025[3][4]
Employed people
372,665
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 2.3% since September 2025[3][4]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
4,854
ViewJobs analysis of JSA, September 2026 · down 4.4% since September 2025[2]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
21,425
ViewJobs analysis of DEWR, June 2026 · up 3.6% since June 2025[5][6]
Figure 2: People employed in engineering occupations in the HunterAn estimated 7,330 people employed in September 2026: up 2.5% on September 2025, and up 6.7% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 6,869Sep 20216,869Sep 2022: 6,025Sep 20226,025Sep 2023: 5,928Sep 20235,928Sep 2024: 6,451Sep 20246,451Sep 2025: 7,151Sep 20257,151Sep 2026: 7,330Sep 20267,330

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[7]; ViewJobs[8].

Show the numbers
People employed in engineering occupations in the Hunter
MonthPeople employed
September 20216,869
September 20226,025
September 20235,928
September 20246,451
September 20257,151
September 20267,330

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Popular Engineering roles in Hunter

Quick answers

Engineering work in the Hunter, answered

How many Engineering jobs are there in the Hunter?

60 Engineering jobs are live on ViewJobs in the Hunter, from 32 employers and recruiters. 4 were posted in the last 7 days. 55 are full-time, 2 apprenticeship and 2 part-time.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

Is demand for Engineering workers in the Hunter growing?

Demand is falling. Employers in the Hunter, across the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, placed about 116 online ads a month for engineering jobs in the three months to September 2026, down 7.9% on a year earlier (126).

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[1]; ViewJobs analysis[2].

Who is hiring Engineering workers in the Hunter?

AECOM and Ampcontrol have the most live ads of any direct employer (6 each). Next are MCA Engineering (5), Hatch (4) and Marline Newcastle (4). 32 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

Which Engineering roles are most advertised in the Hunter?

Civil/Structural, with 14 of the 60 live ads. Next are Electrical/Electronic (12) and Water & Waste (9).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

What is the job market like in the Hunter overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in the Hunter, across the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, averaged 4,854 a month in the three months to September 2026, down 4.4% on a year earlier.

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[1]; ViewJobs analysis[2].

What is the unemployment rate in the Hunter?

Across the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, the ABS areas that cover the Hunter, unemployment was 4.9% in September 2026 (ABS modelled estimate).

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3]; ViewJobs analysis[4].

Are the Hunter's Engineering jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 55 of 60 (92%). 2 are apprenticeship (3%), 2 part-time (3%) and 1 temporary (2%).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

Sources and method

Where these numbers come from

  1. Jobs and Skills Australia, Internet Vacancy Index, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-10/internet_vacancies_anzsco2_occupations_gccsa_and_sa4_regions_-_september_2026.xlsx. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  2. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/internet-vacancy-index. Summed over two ABS regions: the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Labour Force, September 2026. abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/regional-labour-force/sep-2026/MLF1.xlsx. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  4. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Regional Labour Force, September 2026. abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/regional-labour-force/latest-release. Summed over two ABS regions: the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie. Rates are worked out from the summed counts.
  5. Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Workforce Australia Caseload by Selected Cohorts, June 2026. dewr.gov.au/employment-services-data/resources/workforce-australia-caseload-selected-cohorts-30-june-2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 26 October 2026. The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (or DEWR).
  6. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Workforce Australia Caseload by Selected Cohorts, June 2026. dewr.gov.au/employment-services-data/workforce-australia-caseload-data. Summed over two ABS regions: the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie.
  7. Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-10/2026-09_nero.zip. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 27 October 2026. Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), September 2026, CC BY 4.0. Experimental estimates.
  8. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/nero. Figures for this region are the sum of the SA4 market areas listed. The occupation group is an approximation: Jobs and Skills Australia's job-ads groups mapped to ANZSCO unit groups.
  9. ViewJobs, Live job ads on ViewJobs, 30 Oct 2026. viewjobs.com.au.

Method

  • Online job ads: Jobs and Skills Australia's Internet Vacancy Index is a monthly count of online job ads, compiled from SEEK, CareerOne and Workforce Australia. Regional figures are three-month averages. It is not a count of ViewJobs' own ads. Published under CC BY 4.0.
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Labour Force: monthly unemployment, participation and employment are the ABS's Regional Labour Force modelled estimates: the ABS combines its Labour Force Survey with administrative data to estimate each labour market region. They are in original terms, not seasonally adjusted, so every change here compares a month with the same month a year earlier. The ABS's labour market regions follow the 2011 boundaries of its SA4 regions, which differ slightly from today's in a few areas. Published under CC BY 4.0.
  • Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation: estimated employment by occupation, published under CC BY 4.0. Jobs and Skills Australia's nowcast is experimental: its figures are model estimates of the people employed in each occupation, not a count of them, and each monthly release revises the months before it.
  • ViewJobs live ads: ads open on ViewJobs in the Engineering classification, placed in the Hunter, counted on 30 Oct 2026.
  • ViewJobs analysis: a figure that adds up several occupation groups, industries or areas, and the rates worked out from such a sum. The sources publish the parts; the sum is ViewJobs' own, and its reference says what was combined.

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ViewJobs (2026). Engineering jobs in Hunter, NSW, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/nsw/regional-rural/hunter/engineering

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