Job prospects Pipeline Surveyor in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Land surveyors (NOC 21203) in Manitoba for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of 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 Land surveyors in Manitoba:

Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Land surveyors mainly work in the following sectors:
- Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 48%
- Construction (NAICS 23): 24%
- Utilities (NAICS 22): 7%
- Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 7%
70% of land surveyors work all year, while 30% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 93% compared to 53% for all occupations
- Women: 7% compared to 47% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: 32% compared to 31% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 43% compared to 17% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 9% compared to 20% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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