Job prospects Robotics Engineer in the Red Deer Region
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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Mechanical engineers" in the Red Deer 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 Mechanical engineers in the Red Deer Region over the past few years (2021-2023) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Mechanical engineers (NOC 21301) in the Red Deer region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
  • Not many 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 Mechanical engineers in the Red Deer region:

  • Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Mechanical engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 40%
    • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 17%
    • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 14%
    • Utilities (NAICS 22): 13%
    • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211, 213): 9%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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

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Labour Market Information Survey
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