Job prospects Engineering Manager - Manufacturing in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Engineering managers (NOC 20010) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of a few 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.

In addition to other formal education, employers tend to recruit individuals with several years of experience working in a particular engineering specialization, and with project management and budgeting skills.

Here are some key facts about Engineering managers in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 400 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Engineering managers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 42%
  • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 12%
  • Petroleum and coal product manufacturing (NAICS 324): 7%
  • Utilities (NAICS 22): 6%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 5%
• 79% of engineering managers work all year, while 21% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• 12% of engineering managers are self-employed compared to an average of 8% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 75% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 25% compared to 49% 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: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 20% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 51% compared to 14% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 24% compared to 7% for all occupations

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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