Job prospects Mechanical Engineer in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Mechanical engineers (NOC 21301) in Saskatchewan for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Not many 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 Mechanical engineers in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 1,050 people work in this occupation.
• Mechanical engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 25%
  • Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 23%
  • Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 12%
  • Utilities (NAICS 22): 11%
• 79% of mechanical engineers work all year, while 21% 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 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 6% of mechanical engineers are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 90% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 10% 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 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 74% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 22% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology