Job prospects Design Engineer, Electrical in Nova Scotia

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Job opportunities in Nova Scotia

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Electrical and electronics engineers (NOC 21310) in Nova Scotia for the 2023-2025 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.

This is one of the largest groups of engineers in the province, and the Halifax area has a fairly broad  base of employers who are involved with specialized electrical/electronic technologies. Power developments, the Irving Shipbuilding project and its subcontractors, telecommunications companies, engineering firms and employers involved with marine technologies are among potential sources of employment. As with many occupations, prospects for less-experienced workers may vary, and the large majority of employment occurs in the Halifax area.

Here are some key facts about Electrical and electronics engineers in Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 500 people work in this occupation.
• Electrical and electronics engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 31%
  • Utilities (NAICS 22): 19%
  • Computer and Electrical Manufacturing (NAICS 334-335): 12%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 94% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 6% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 77% of electrical and electronics engineers work all year, while 23% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 7% of electrical and electronics engineers are self-employed compared to an average of 11% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 88% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 13% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 10% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 66% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 19% compared to 10% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology