Job prospects Power Plant 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 Mechanical engineers (NOC 21301) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of a few positions.
• Not many 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 Mechanical engineers in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 550 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Mechanical engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 39%
  • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 18%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 8%
  • Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 7%
• 77% of mechanical engineers work all year, while 23% 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 46 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• 8% of mechanical engineers are self-employed compared to an average of 8% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 87% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 13% 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: less than 5% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 82% compared to 14% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 12% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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