Job prospects Power Engineer in Ontario
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Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Power engineers and power systems operators (NOC 92100) in Ontario for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
  • Several positions will become available due to retirements.
  • There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

What Types of Employers Are Out There?

  • A variety of industries, with the leading share in electric power generation, transmission and distribution
  • Manufacturing

 

What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?

  • Large investments in the utilities infrastructure
  • Transmission projects to connect First Nations communities to the power grid in northern Ontario
  • Investments in manufacturing

 

What Skills Do I Need to Succeed?

  • There are three voluntary skilled trades associated with this occupational group in Ontario, namely, Facilities Mechanic, Facilities Technician, and Process Operator – Power.

Here are some key facts about Power engineers and power systems operators in Ontario:

  • Approximately 8,400 people work in this occupation.
  • Power engineers and power systems operators mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Utilities (NAICS 22): 37%
    • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 7%
    • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 6%
    • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 486, 487, 493): 5%
  • 84% of power engineers and power systems operators work all year, while 16% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 48 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
  • Less than 5% of power engineers and power systems operators are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 92% compared to 52% for all occupations
    • Women: 8% compared to 48% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 21% compared to 25% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 13% compared to 8% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 41% compared to 22% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 16% compared to 24% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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