Research report on labour market trends for engineers in Australia in the 1970s and 1980s - outlines the historical development of the engineering occupation; discusses the career patterns, annual income, higher education, further training, management development and labour mobility of engineeers, incl. A model of university enrolment; examines factors affecting labour supply and labour demand, internal labour markets and enterprise level adjustments to labour shortage; includes employment policy issues. References, statistical tables.