Job prospects Engineer, Geotechnical in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Region

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Geological engineers" in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean 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 Geological engineers in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Region over the past few years (2021-2023) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

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Job outlook over the next 3 years

Very good

The employment outlook will be very good for Geological engineers (NOC 21331) in the Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to several new 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 Geological engineers in the Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean region:

  • Approximately 70 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Geological engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 59%
    • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 41%

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