Job prospects Mining Engineer in the Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake Region

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Mining engineers" in the Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Undetermined

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

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Very good

The employment outlook will be very good for Mining engineers (NOC 21330) 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.
  • 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.

Here are some key facts about Mining engineers in the Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake region:

  • Approximately 130 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Mining engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211, 213): 93%
    • Support activities for mining, oil and gas (NAICS 213): 7%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Job prospects elsewhere in Canada

Find out what will be the job prospects for Mining engineers across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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