Job prospects Industrial Meteorologist in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Meteorologists and climatologists (NOC 21103) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Several 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 Meteorologists and climatologists in Alberta:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Meteorologists and climatologists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 72%
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 17%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 11%
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 83% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 17% 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: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
  • bachelor's degree: 56% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 43% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology