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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Industrial and manufacturing engineers" in the Halifax Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Labour shortage

Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a labour shortage for Industrial and manufacturing engineers in the Halifax Region. There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Industrial and manufacturing engineers (NOC 21321) in the Halifax region for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to several new 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 Industrial and manufacturing engineers in the Halifax region:

  • Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Industrial and manufacturing engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 28%
    • Plastics and rubber products and chemicals manufacturing (NAICS 325-326): 19%
    • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 12%
    • Utilities (NAICS 22): 10%
    • Other manufacturing (NAICS 313-316, 322-323, 327, 331, 333-335, 337, 339): 9%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Job prospects elsewhere in Canada

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

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