Job prospects Ice Specialist - Oceanography in the Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula Region
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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Geoscientists and oceanographers" in the Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Undetermined

We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Geoscientists and oceanographers in the Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula Region over the past few years (2021-2023) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Geoscientists and oceanographers (NOC 21102) in the Hamilton - Niagara Peninsula region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
  • A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
  • There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Geoscientists and oceanographers in the Hamilton - Niagara Peninsula region:

  • Approximately 210 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Geoscientists and oceanographers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 59%
    • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 14%
    • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 12%
    • Construction (NAICS 23): 7%
    • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 5%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Job prospects elsewhere in Canada

Find out what will be the job prospects for Geoscientists and oceanographers across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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