Job prospects Project Engineer, Construction in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region
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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Civil engineers" in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Major labour shortage

Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a major labour shortage for Civil engineers in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region. There were far more job openings than workers available to fill them 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 Civil engineers (NOC 21300) in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region for the 2024-2026 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 Civil engineers in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region:

  • Approximately 7,290 people work in this occupation.
  • Civil engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 64%
    • Construction (NAICS 23): 14%
    • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 7%
    • Utilities (NAICS 22): 5%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Job prospects elsewhere in Canada

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

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