Job prospects Design Engineer - Mechanical in the South Central Region
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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Mechanical engineers" in the South Central Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Undetermined

We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Mechanical engineers in the South Central Region over the past few years (2021-2023) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Mechanical engineers (NOC 21301) in the South Central region 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.

Here are some key facts about Mechanical engineers in the South Central region:

  • Approximately 80 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Mechanical engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 48%
    • Computer, electronic and electrical product manufacturing (NAICS 334-335): 28%
    • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 14%
    • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 9%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Job prospects elsewhere in Canada

Find out what will be the job prospects for Mechanical engineers across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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