Job prospects Aerospace Engineer - Design And Development in the Vancouver Island and Coast Region
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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Aerospace engineers" in the Vancouver Island and Coast Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Balanced

Over the past few years (2021-2023), the labour market was balanced for Aerospace engineers in the Vancouver Island and Coast Region. The number of job openings was about the same as the number of workers available 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 Aerospace engineers (NOC 21390) in the Vancouver Island and Coast region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment decline will lead to the loss of some 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 Aerospace engineers in the Vancouver Island and Coast region:

  • Approximately 60 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Aerospace engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS 336): 65%
    • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 21%
    • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 14%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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

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Labour Market Information Survey
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