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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians" near Halifax (NS) or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Balanced

Over the past few years (2022-2024), the labour market was balanced for Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians near Halifax (NS). The number of job openings was about the same as the number of workers available in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be Moderate for industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians (NOC 22302) in the Halifax region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of 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 industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians in the Halifax region:

  • Approximately 140 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 35%
    • Transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS 336): 24%
    • Plastics and rubber products and chemicals manufacturing (NAICS 325-326): 13%
    • Other manufacturing (NAICS 313-316, 322-323, 327, 331, 333-335, 337, 339): 9%
    • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 8%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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

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