pipeline engineer

Pipeline engineers design and develop the engineering aspects for the construction of pipeline infrastructures in various kinds of sites (e.g. inland, maritime). They envision and create the specifications for pumping systems and for the general transport of goods through pipelines.

The most in-demand skills for this role include engineering principles, geometry, technical drawings, pipeline coating properties, mechanical engineering, types of pipelines. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives pipeline engineer a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.