Job prospects Building Systems Engineer in Saskatchewan
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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Mechanical engineers (NOC 21301) in Saskatchewan 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 Saskatchewan:

  • Approximately 1,050 people work in this occupation.
  • Mechanical engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 25%
    • Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 23%
    • Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 12%
    • Utilities (NAICS 22): 11%
  • 79% of mechanical engineers work all year, while 21% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
  • 6% of mechanical engineers are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 90% compared to 53% for all occupations
    • Women: 10% compared to 47% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: n/a
    • high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 33% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 74% compared to 18% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 22% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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