Job prospects Engineer, Geotechnical in Alberta

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "engineer, geotechnical" in Alberta or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Geological engineers (NOC 21331) in Alberta for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new 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.

Here are some key facts about Geological engineers in Alberta:

• Approximately 700 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Geological engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 69%
  • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 15%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 95% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 5% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 72% of geological engineers work all year, while 28% 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 45 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 11% of geological engineers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 78% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 22% 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 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
  • bachelor's degree: 54% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 44% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology