Job prospects Mining Engineer in British Columbia

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Job opportunities in British Columbia

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Mining engineers (NOC 21330) in British Columbia for the 2023-2025 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.

• Demand for engineering professions will continue to be high. Increased educational requirements and a high level of technical knowledge required for these positions make recruitment difficult.

Here are some key facts about Mining engineers in British Columbia:

• Approximately 700 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Mining engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 44%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 30%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 8%
  • Support activities for mining, oil and gas (NAICS 213): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 89% compared to 78% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 11% compared to 22% for all occupations
• 72% of mining 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 46 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 13% of mining engineers are self-employed compared to an average of 17% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 86% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 14% compared to 48% 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: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 59% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 38% compared to 12% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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