Job prospects Mining Engineer in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Mining engineers (NOC 21330) in Alberta for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of 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 Mining engineers in Alberta:

• Approximately 550 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Mining engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 65%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 9%
  • Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 8%
• 84% of mining engineers work all year, while 16% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of mining engineers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 81% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 19% 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: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 75% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 19% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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