Job prospects Hardware Design Engineer in the Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula Region

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)" in the Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Balanced

Over the past few years (2021-2023), the labour market was balanced for Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) in the Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula Region. The number of job openings was about the same as the number of workers available in this occupation.

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Job outlook over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) (NOC 21311) in the Hamilton - Niagara Peninsula region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
  • Not many positions will become available due to retirements.

Here are some key facts about Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) in the Hamilton - Niagara Peninsula region:

  • Approximately 720 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 36%
    • Information, cultural, arts, entertainment and recreation services (NAICS 51, 71): 20%
    • Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 11%
    • Computer and electronic product manufacturing (NAICS 334): 9%
    • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 7%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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Labour Market Information Survey
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