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Engineering jobs in Sunshine Coast, QLD

There are 28 Engineering jobs advertised in the Sunshine Coast on ViewJobs, from 19 employers and recruiters. 3 were posted in the last week. The largest group is Civil/Structural: 61% of the 28.

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Roles in region
28
New this week
3
Median annual salary
$140k

By the numbers

28 Engineering roles in Sunshine Coast

3 new roles this week· 17 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time27 (96%)
  • Apprenticeship1 (4%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Sunshine Coast.

Advertised salary

Which Engineering sub-fields pay most.

$140kmedian annualised advertised pay
  • Civil/Structural$140k

Explore specialisms

Engineering by specialism.

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

17 live rolesCivil/structural3 live rolesAerospace1 live roleMaintenance

Latest roles

The local market

The Sunshine Coast's engineering job market

Figures for the Sunshine Coast combine two ABS regions: the Sunshine Coast (SA4 316) and the Wide Bay (SA4 319). 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, Sunshine Coast and Wide BayEngineers. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
020406080Engineers, Sep: 5353SepEngineers, Oct: 52Engineers, Nov: 52NovEngineers, Dec: 48Engineers, Jan: 45JanEngineers, Feb: 40Engineers, Mar: 48MarEngineers, Apr: 50Engineers, May: 60MayEngineers, Jun: 59Engineers, Jul: 59JulEngineers, Aug: 60Engineers, Sep: 6363Sep

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

Show the numbers
Online engineering job ads a month, Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay
MonthEngineers
September 202553
October 202552
November 202552
December 202548
January 202645
February 202640
March 202648
April 202650
May 202660
June 202659
July 202659
August 202660
September 202663
Unemployment rate
4.1%
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 0.3 points on September 2025[3][4]
Employed people
375,431
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 1.7% since September 2025[3][4]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
5,022
ViewJobs analysis of JSA, September 2026 · down 1.3% since September 2025[2]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
22,550
ViewJobs analysis of DEWR, June 2026 · up 0.5% since June 2025[5][6]
Figure 2: People employed in engineering occupations in the Sunshine CoastAn estimated 2,765 people employed in September 2026: up 3.1% on September 2025, and up 44.5% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 1,913Sep 20211,913Sep 2022: 2,215Sep 20222,215Sep 2023: 2,498Sep 20232,498Sep 2024: 2,526Sep 20242,526Sep 2025: 2,681Sep 20252,681Sep 2026: 2,765Sep 20262,765

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

Show the numbers
People employed in engineering occupations in the Sunshine Coast
MonthPeople employed
September 20211,913
September 20222,215
September 20232,498
September 20242,526
September 20252,681
September 20262,765

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Popular Engineering roles in Sunshine Coast

Quick answers

Engineering work in the Sunshine Coast, answered

How many Engineering jobs are there in the Sunshine Coast?

28 Engineering jobs are live on ViewJobs in the Sunshine Coast, from 19 employers and recruiters. 3 were posted in the last 7 days. 27 are full-time and 1 apprenticeship.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

Is demand for Engineering workers in the Sunshine Coast growing?

Demand is rising. Employers in the Sunshine Coast, across the Sunshine Coast and the Wide Bay, placed about 63 online ads a month for engineering jobs in the three months to September 2026, up 18.9% on a year earlier (53).

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

Who is hiring Engineering workers in the Sunshine Coast?

Egis Group and Infrastructure Business Growth have the most live ads of any direct employer (3 each). 19 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

Which Engineering roles are most advertised in the Sunshine Coast?

Civil/Structural, with 17 of the 28 live ads. Next are Water & Waste (5) and Aerospace (3).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

What is the job market like in the Sunshine Coast overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in the Sunshine Coast, across the Sunshine Coast and the Wide Bay, averaged 5,022 a month in the three months to September 2026, down 1.3% on a year earlier.

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

What is the unemployment rate in the Sunshine Coast?

Across the Sunshine Coast and the Wide Bay, the ABS areas that cover the Sunshine Coast, unemployment was 4.1% in September 2026 (ABS modelled estimate).

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

Are the Sunshine Coast's Engineering jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 27 of 28 (96%). 1 is apprenticeship (4%).

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 Sunshine Coast and the Wide Bay.
  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 Sunshine Coast and the Wide Bay. 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 Sunshine Coast and the Wide Bay.
  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 Sunshine Coast, 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 Sunshine Coast, QLD, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/qld/regional-rural/sunshine-coast/engineering

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