Job prospects Mining Engineer in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on November 29th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Mining engineers (NOC 21330) in Saskatchewan for the 2023-2025 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 Mining engineers in Saskatchewan:

  • Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Mining engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 79%
    • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 12%
    • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 9%
  • 70% of mining engineers 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 42 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
  • 11% of mining engineers are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 74% compared to 53% for all occupations
    • Women: 26% 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: 8% compared to 33% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 6% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 72% compared to 18% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 14% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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