Job prospects Production Chemical Engineer in the Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake Region

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We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Chemical engineers in the Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake Region over the past few years (2021-2023) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

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The employment outlook will be good for Chemical engineers (NOC 21320) in the Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake region 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 Chemical engineers in the Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake region:

• Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Chemical engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211, 213): 86%
  • Petroleum and coal product manufacturing (NAICS 324): 7%

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