Discussions on the shortage of engineers have arisen in many countries. We discuss it by analyzing the career trajectories of young engineers. Applying Optimal Matching Analysis on Brazilian employment official databases, we identified eight trajectories and labor market outcomes. Main results: i) an ascensional career implies a managerial job; ii) the typical engineering career is the third most attractive career; iii) a relevant path of degradation was detected; iv) trajectories are first defined up to three years after the first job, but promotions to managerial positions may occur after eight or ten years. Crises periods affect the attractiveness of a typical engineer's career and, therefore, the demand for engineering courses.

许多国家都出现了关于工程师短缺的讨论。我们通过分析年轻工程师的职业轨迹来讨论它。对巴西就业官方数据库应用优化匹配分析，我们确定了八个轨迹和劳动力市场结果。主要结果：i）提升职业意味着管理工作；ii) 典型的工程职业是第三个最有吸引力的职业；iii) 检测到相关的降解路径；iv) 在第一份工作后三年内首先确定发展轨迹，但可能在八年或十年后晋升到管理职位。危机时期会影响典型工程师职业的吸引力，从而影响对工程课程的需求。