Job prospects Legal Surveyor in Saskatchewan

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "legal surveyor" in Saskatchewan or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Land surveyors (NOC 21203) in Saskatchewan for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.

Here are some key facts about Land surveyors in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Land surveyors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 62%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 28%
  • Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 6%
• 56% of land surveyors work all year, while 44% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 42 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 93% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 7% 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: 20% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 40% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 30% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology