Top 20 STEM Employers

This page lists major Australian organisations that commonly hire science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) graduates. It is not a ranked list, and “STEM” is a broad umbrella that can include research roles, engineering roles, software and data roles, and quantitative roles in large corporate and government settings. Hiring patterns also change over time, so use this as a starting point and check each employer’s careers site for current opportunities.

How to use this list: if you are early-career, look for graduate programs and internships. If you are postgraduate or PhD-qualified, look for research, analytics, engineering, and specialist roles. For one Australian Government methodology defining “STEM-qualified occupations” using Census qualification patterns, see STEM Equity Monitor methodology.

1. CSIRO

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is Australia’s national science agency and a major employer of researchers, engineers, and technical specialists.

All job opportunities are listed at the dedicated jobs page, from graduate research positions through to management and support roles. Studentships and postgraduate scholarship opportunities are also available.

2. University of Melbourne

The University of Melbourne is a research-intensive institution with job openings for postdoctoral graduates, professional research staff, data specialists, and technical staff.

The current opportunities page includes roles across disciplines, including many STEM-adjacent research and analytics positions.

3. Lendlease

Lendlease is a major property and construction company where STEM graduates can be relevant across engineering, digital delivery, project systems, and built-environment technology roles.

4. Atlassian

Atlassian is a major Australian software company with a large global workforce. Roles relevant to STEM graduates commonly include software engineering, product, data, analytics, and platform operations.

The company continues to advertise roles via its careers listings, including positions that suit graduates as well as experienced technologists.

5. University of Queensland

The University of Queensland is a major research university and a large employer of STEM graduates through research institutes, laboratories, professional research support, and technical services.

Job opportunities are posted on UQ’s jobs site, including a steady flow of research-focused and specialist roles.

6. Woolworths

Woolworths is one of Australia’s largest employers overall. For STEM graduates, opportunities are commonly strongest in technology, data, analytics, automation, supply chain systems, and cybersecurity.

Woolworths lists roles via its job vacancies. A Sydney-based graduate program is also open each year and includes an information technology stream.

7. Computershare

Computershare is a large financial administration and share registry company where STEM graduates may find roles in software engineering, cybersecurity, data, quantitative analysis, and enterprise systems.

8. UNSW

The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is a research-intensive university and a large employer of STEM graduates across research, laboratories, analytics, and professional support functions.

UNSW advertises roles via its job openings page, including postdoctoral and research support positions.

Example positions include roles in immunology, condensed matter physics, mathematical modelling, educational data analysis, and astrophysics.

9. Deloitte Australia

Deloitte Australia hires STEM graduates across consulting, technology, cyber, analytics, engineering-adjacent transformation work, and data-driven advisory roles.

10. Commonwealth Bank

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is a large employer of technology and quantitative specialists across banking, risk, data, cybersecurity, software engineering, and digital product teams.

CBA’s graduate and internship programs — here — include business areas such as analytics, digital, and technology. Roles can span data science, programming, cyber security and software engineering.

11. Monash University

Monash University is a large employer of STEM graduates across research institutes, laboratories, technical services, and enterprise-scale university operations.

STEM graduates can find job opportunities in research as well as in roles that support a large organisation and its student body.

12. PwC Australia

PwC Australia hires STEM graduates in areas such as technology consulting, data and analytics, cyber, digital transformation, and risk-related roles that value quantitative capability.

13. Coles Group

Coles Group hires STEM graduates in technology, data and analytics, supply chain systems, pricing and forecasting, and operations roles that rely on modelling and automation.

14. NAB

NAB is one of Australia’s major banks and hires STEM graduates across technology, data, analytics, cybersecurity, risk, and digital product teams.

The NAB graduate program includes streams such as “data analysis” and “technology and digital”.

15. Westpac Group

The Westpac Group includes Westpac, St George, Bank of Melbourne, BankSA, BT and RAMS. STEM-relevant careers can include analytics, data science, software engineering, systems, and quantitative risk roles.

Westpac advertises multiple career streams, including technology and analytics pathways.

16. BHP

BHP hires STEM graduates across engineering, geology, environmental science, data, automation, operations technology, and asset reliability roles.

17. IBM Australia

IBM Australia hires STEM graduates in software, cloud, cybersecurity, data, consulting, and technical sales roles, including pathways suited to early-career candidates.

18. Australian National University

The Australian National University is a research-intensive university and a major employer of STEM graduates through research institutes and academic schools.

STEM careers include postdoctoral roles and specialist research positions across multiple fields.

19. ADE Consulting Group

Environmental and related services are essential to the activities of big business. ADE Consulting Group operates in areas such as environmental assessment, waste classification, and geotechnical services and engineering.

ADE has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Newcastle. The company employs environmental consultants, occupational hygienists, geotechnical engineers and laboratory technicians. Job opportunities are shown here.

20. Quantium

Quantium specialises in data science and artificial intelligence. Roles relevant to maths and tech graduates can include statistics, modelling, software engineering, and applied analytics.

University graduate programs and summer internships are available. See the careers page for details.

21. Worley

Worley is a global engineering company with a large workforce of engineers and related professionals. Its activities span energy, chemicals and resources industries.

Australian job opportunities with Worley are mainly available through the Perth and Brisbane offices. Job examples include mechanical engineer, electrical engineer and control systems engineer.