Job prospects Generating Station Operator - Electrical Power Systems in the Northern Region
Green job Help - Green job - Help

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Power engineers and power systems operators" in the Northern Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

Note: These outlooks were updated on November 29th, 2023. Learn more about our methodology.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Undetermined

We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Power engineers and power systems operators in the Northern Region over the past few years (2020-2022) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Power engineers and power systems operators (NOC 92100) in the Northern region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
  • Several positions will become available due to retirements.

Here are some key facts about Power engineers and power systems operators in the Northern region:

  • Power engineers and power systems operators mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211, 213): 28%
    • Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 11%
    • Forestry and logging (NAICS try and loggin): 9%
    • Agriculture (NAICS ultur): 7%
    • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 6%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for Power engineers and power systems operators across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

Learn more

Labour Market Information Survey
Date modified: