Job prospects Engineer, Geotechnical in Saskatchewan

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "engineer, geotechnical" in Saskatchewan or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Geological engineers (NOC 21331) 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Geological engineers in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Geological engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): more than 95%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 92% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 8% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 85% of geological engineers work all year, while 15% 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 48 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 8% of geological engineers are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 85% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 15% 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: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
  • bachelor's degree: 52% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 44% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology