Job prospects Petroleum Engineer in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region

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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Petroleum engineers" in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Undetermined

We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Petroleum engineers in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region over the past few years (2021-2023) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Limited

The employment outlook will be limited for Petroleum engineers (NOC 21332) in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment decline will lead to the loss of some 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 Petroleum engineers in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region:

Approximately 70 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Petroleum engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211, 213): 36%
- Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 32%
- Support activities for mining, oil and gas (NAICS 213): 31%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology