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Job opportunities in Nova Scotia
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Mechanical engineers (NOC 21301) in Nova Scotia 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.
Mechanical engineers are primarily employed in consulting firms, government defence services, construction (HVAC: heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) and manufacturing facilities. The large Irving Shipbuilding project in Halifax is a current noteworthy source of employment. Halifax has the most job opportunities, while attracting Mechanical engineers to rural locations has been proving difficult. Those with a professional designation may have more success finding employment.
Here are some key facts about Mechanical engineers in Nova Scotia:
- Approximately 850 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Mechanical engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 41%
- Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 7%
- Ship and Boat Building (NAICS 3366): 6%
- Plastics and rubber products and chemicals manufacturing (NAICS 325-326): 6%
- Utilities (NAICS 22): 6%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 94% compared to 82% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 6% compared to 18% for all occupations
- 73% of mechanical engineers work all year, while 27% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- 9% of mechanical engineers are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 90% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 10% 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: less than 5% compared to 27% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
- bachelor's degree: 74% compared to 20% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 23% compared to 10% for all occupations
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