Career perspectives

Wanted: Business Administration and Engineering graduates for innovative solutions

Career perspectives (I22716-1)

Graduates are among the most sought-after and best paid career starters. The fast-growing area of services and solutions in particular, has proven itself to be a well-paid sector, immune to economic crises and an area of employment which is not outsourced to developing countries. Some world market leaders have altered their strategy to focus entirely on service-based offers. Thus, in a field where there are still very few graduates, the demand for specialists is growing, offering first-class career opportunities.

Diverse fields of employment

In customer- and sales-related positions, technical positions, marketing, product management and innovation management. Such positions are typically strongly networked with many business areas, also internationally.

Typical career pathways

  • Business Development / Development of Innovative Solutions
  • Consulting / Sales of Services and Solutions
  • Product Management / Marketing Management for Services and Solutions
  • International Service Management / Service Operations Management
  • Head of Training / Training Planning
  • Usability Engineering / Media Planning
  • Knowledge and Information Management

Career perspectives - are graduates of Business Administration and Engineering in demand?

Our graduates are highly sought-after by employers

Our graduates are highly sought-after by employers

Salary - how much does a graduate of Business Administration and Engineering earn?

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  • According to the career portal External link opens in a new window:absolventa.de, industrial engineers can expect an average gross salary of €4,488 per month.
  • According to a current salary report (03/2022) from External link opens in a new window:statista.de, industrial engineers receive the fourth-highest starting salary of all fields of study in Germany, at a gross salary of €55,367 per year.
  • Only lawyers, physicians and computer scientists with a doctorate are better paid (Image source: statista.de; gehaltsreporter.de; Korn/Ferry; Hay Group).

Take a master's degree later at HFU

Industrial Solutions Management graduates can further their specialist and managerial qualifications by taking one of two master's programmes at the Faculty of Business Administration and Engineering: Product Innovation (MSc) or Sales & Service Engineering (MBA).