Job prospects Mining Engineer in Québec

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Job opportunities in Québec

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Mining engineers (NOC 21330) in Quebec 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 Mining engineers in Quebec:

  • Approximately 600 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Mining engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 67%
    • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 18%
  • 72% of mining engineers work all year, while 28% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
  • 7% of mining engineers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 83% compared to 52% for all occupations
    • Women: 17% 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: 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: 65% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 32% compared to 11% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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