Job prospects Electrical 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 Electrical and electronics engineers (NOC 21310) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• 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.

Mining, technology and ocean industries provide potential opportunities over the forecast period. Candidates must be registered as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with Professional Engineers and Geoscientists Newfoundland and Labrador (PEGNL) to practice as an electrical and electronics engineer. However, employers will often hire university graduates who meet the academic requirements for registration with PEGNL but have not yet fulfilled other requirements. Digital literacy is an asset and knowledge of certain software packages and processes may improve an individual's chances at obtaining employment, depending on the type of work.

Here are some key facts about Electrical and electronics engineers in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 450 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Electrical and electronics engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 45%
  • Utilities (NAICS 22): 20%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 93% compared to 83% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 7% compared to 17% for all occupations
• 74% of electrical and electronics engineers work all year, while 26% 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 45 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• 9% of electrical and electronics engineers are self-employed compared to an average of 8% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 93% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 7% compared to 49% 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: 9% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 66% compared to 14% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 20% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology