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Engineering jobs in Tropical North Queensland, QLD

There are 22 Engineering jobs advertised in Tropical North Queensland on ViewJobs, from 16 employers and recruiters. 4 were posted in the last week.

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Roles in region
22
New this week
4

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22 Engineering roles in Tropical North Queensland

4 new roles this week· 13 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time19 (86%)
  • Temporary2 (9%)
  • Apprenticeship1 (5%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Tropical North Queensland.

Explore specialisms

Engineering by specialism.

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

7 live rolesCivil/structural2 live rolesBuilding services1 live roleMaintenance1 live roleField engineering1 live roleAerospace1 live roleEngineering management

Latest roles

The local market

Tropical North Queensland's engineering job market

Figures for Tropical North Queensland cover ABS region Cairns (SA4 306). 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, CairnsEngineers. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
010203040Engineers, Sep: 3030SepEngineers, Oct: 29Engineers, Nov: 28NovEngineers, Dec: 22Engineers, Jan: 24JanEngineers, Feb: 28Engineers, Mar: 39MarEngineers, Apr: 35Engineers, May: 33MayEngineers, Jun: 22Engineers, Jul: 26JulEngineers, Aug: 25Engineers, Sep: 3030Sep

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

Show the numbers
Online engineering job ads a month, Cairns
MonthEngineers
September 202530
October 202529
November 202528
December 202522
January 202624
February 202628
March 202639
April 202635
May 202633
June 202622
July 202626
August 202625
September 202630
Unemployment rate
4.8%
ABS, September 2026 · about the same as September 2025[2]
Employed people
144,033
ABS, September 2026 · up 0.6% since September 2025[2]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
2,209
JSA, September 2026 · up 2.7% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
13,185
DEWR, June 2026 · down 0.3% since June 2025[3]
Figure 2: People employed in engineering occupations in Tropical North QueenslandAn estimated 1,153 people employed in September 2026: up 6.3% on September 2025, and up 60.8% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 717Sep 2021717Sep 2022: 887Sep 2022887Sep 2023: 1,007Sep 20231,007Sep 2024: 1,025Sep 20241,025Sep 2025: 1,085Sep 20251,085Sep 2026: 1,153Sep 20261,153

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[4]; ViewJobs[5].

Show the numbers
People employed in engineering occupations in Tropical North Queensland
MonthPeople employed
September 2021717
September 2022887
September 20231,007
September 20241,025
September 20251,085
September 20261,153

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Popular Engineering roles in Tropical North Queensland

Quick answers

Engineering work in Tropical North Queensland, answered

How many Engineering jobs are there in Tropical North Queensland?

22 Engineering jobs are live on ViewJobs in Tropical North Queensland, from 16 employers and recruiters. 4 were posted in the last 7 days. 19 are full-time, 2 temporary and 1 apprenticeship.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[6].

Is demand for Engineering workers in Tropical North Queensland growing?

Demand is steady. Employers in Tropical North Queensland, across the area Cairns, placed about 30 online ads a month for engineering jobs in the three months to September 2026, the same as a year earlier.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

Who is hiring Engineering workers in Tropical North Queensland?

WSP has the most live ads of any direct employer (3). Next are GHD (2) and STP Consultants (2). 16 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[6].

Which Engineering roles are most advertised in Tropical North Queensland?

Civil/Structural, with 7 of the 22 live ads. Next are Mechanical (4) and Project Engineering (3).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[6].

What is the job market like in Tropical North Queensland overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in Tropical North Queensland, across the area Cairns, averaged 2,209 a month in the three months to September 2026, up 2.7% on a year earlier.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Tropical North Queensland?

The unemployment rate in Tropical North Queensland, across the area Cairns, was 4.8% in September 2026, about the same as a year earlier (ABS modelled estimate).

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[2].

Are Tropical North Queensland Engineering jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 19 of 22 (86%). 2 are temporary (9%) and 1 apprenticeship (5%).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[6].

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. 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.
  3. 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).
  4. 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.
  5. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/nero. The occupation group is an approximation: Jobs and Skills Australia's job-ads groups mapped to ANZSCO unit groups.
  6. 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 Tropical North Queensland, counted on 30 Oct 2026.
  • ViewJobs analysis: a figure that adds up several occupation groups, industries or areas. 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 Tropical North Queensland, QLD, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/qld/regional-rural/tropical-north-queensland/engineering

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