Job prospects Marine Systems Engineer in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Other professional engineers (NOC 21399) in Newfoundland and Labrador 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Other professional engineers in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 550 people work in this occupation.
• Other professional engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 25%
  • Water transportation (NAICS 483): 22%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 21%
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482, 486, 487, 493): 13%
  • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 7%
• 56% of other professional engineers work all year, while 43% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 41 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 92% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 8% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 11% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 62% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 18% compared to 14% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 7% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology