Job prospects Site Reliability Engineer in New Brunswick
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Job opportunities in New Brunswick
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Software engineers and designers (NOC 21231) in New Brunswick for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
- Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
- Software engineers and designers are employed in consulting and research and development work, as well as within information technology units throughout the private and public sectors. A steadily increasing reliance on computer-based technologies should support demand for software engineers and designers, going forward.
- Ideal candidates will be comfortable working with a variety of operating systems, programming languages and computer technologies. Some employers may require experience with cloud-based software and artificial intelligence.
- These professionals are mainly concentrated in urban areas. The Fredericton region, in particular, has established itself as a hub for international and local investment in computer technologies.
Here are some key facts about Software engineers and designers in New Brunswick:
- Approximately 600 people work in this occupation.
- Software engineers and designers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 63%
- Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 6%
- Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 5%
- 81% of software engineers and designers work all year, while 19% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% 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.
- 7% of software engineers and designers are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 84% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 16% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 12% compared to 30% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 18% compared to 23% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 48% compared to 16% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 19% compared to 7% for all occupations
Breakdown by region
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Location | Job prospects |
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Campbellton–Miramichi Region | |
Edmundston–Woodstock Region | |
Fredericton–Oromocto | |
Moncton–Richibucto Region | |
Saint John–St. Stephen Region |
Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology
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