Oceanographers

Newfoundland and Labrador

The employment outlook will be Good for geoscientists and oceanographers (NOC 21102) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2025-2027 period.The following factors contributed to this outlook:Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of 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 geoscientists and oceanographers in Newfoundland and Labrador: Approximately 500 people work in this occupation. Geoscientists and oceanographers mainly work in the following sectors: Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 27%Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 21%Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 16%Support activities for mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 213): 15%Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 13% The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:Full-time workers: 95% compared to 83% for all occupationsPart-time workers: 5% compared to 17% for all occupations66% of geoscientists and oceanographers work all year, while 34% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.11% of geoscientists and oceanographers are self-employed compared to an average of 8% for all occupations.The gender distribution of people in this occupation is: Men: 74% compared to 51% for all occupations Women: 26% 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: n/a college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a bachelor's degree: 55% compared to 14% for all occupations university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 42% compared to 7% for all occupations

Quebec

The employment outlook will be Good for geoscientists and oceanographers (NOC 21102) in Quebec for the 2025-2027 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.Here are some key facts about geoscientists and oceanographers in Quebec: Approximately 1,700 people work in this occupation. Geoscientists and oceanographers mainly work in the following sectors: Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 38%Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 27%Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 13%Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 6%Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 5% The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:Full-time workers: 94% compared to 82% for all occupationsPart-time workers: 6% compared to 18% for all occupations65% of geoscientists and oceanographers work all year, while 35% 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 43 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.10% of geoscientists and oceanographers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.The gender distribution of people in this occupation is: Men: 72% compared to 52% for all occupations Women: 28% compared to 48% for all occupations The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is: no high school diploma: n/a high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 19% for all occupations apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 19% for all occupations college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 22% for all occupations bachelor's degree: 37% compared to 17% for all occupations university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 57% compared to 11% for all occupations

Saskatchewan

The employment outlook will be Good for geoscientists and oceanographers (NOC 21102) in Saskatchewan for the 2025-2027 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.Here are some key facts about geoscientists and oceanographers in Saskatchewan: Approximately 500 people work in this occupation. Geoscientists and oceanographers mainly work in the following sectors: Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 39%Support activities for mining, oil and gas (NAICS 213): 19%Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 18%Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 6%Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 5% The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:Full-time workers: 94% compared to 81% for all occupationsPart-time workers: 6% compared to 19% for all occupations61% of geoscientists and oceanographers work all year, while 39% 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 39 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.28% of geoscientists and oceanographers 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: 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: 53% compared to 18% for all occupations university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 45% compared to 7% for all occupations