Job prospects Locomotive Engineer - Railway in Ontario
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Job opportunities in Ontario
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be good for Railway and yard locomotive engineers (NOC 73310) in Ontario for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
- Several 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 Railway and yard locomotive engineers in Ontario:
- Approximately 1,450 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Railway and yard locomotive engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 486, 487, 493): 88%
- Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 5%
- 81% of railway and yard locomotive engineers work all year, while 19% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 93% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 7% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 44% compared to 25% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 16% compared to 8% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 12% compared to 24% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations
Breakdown by region
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