Mechanical engineers

Newfoundland and Labrador

The employment outlook will be Moderate for mechanical engineers (NOC 21301) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2025-2027 period.The following factors contributed to this outlook:Employment decline will lead to the loss of a few 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 mechanical engineers in Newfoundland and Labrador: Approximately 550 people work in this occupation. Mechanical engineers mainly work in the following sectors: Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 37%Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 20%Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 11%Construction (NAICS 23): 8% 77% of mechanical engineers work all year, while 23% 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 46 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.8% of mechanical engineers are self-employed compared to an average of 8% for all occupations.The gender distribution of people in this occupation is: Men: 87% 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: n/a college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 23% for all occupations bachelor's degree: 82% compared to 14% for all occupations university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 12% compared to 7% for all occupations

Saskatchewan

The employment outlook will be Moderate for mechanical engineers (NOC 21301) in Saskatchewan for the 2025-2027 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.There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.Here are some key facts about mechanical engineers in Saskatchewan: Approximately 1,000 people work in this occupation. Mechanical engineers mainly work in the following sectors: Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 37%Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 15%Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 12%Utilities (NAICS 22): 9% 79% of mechanical engineers work all year, while 21% 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 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.6% of mechanical engineers are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.The gender distribution of people in this occupation is: Men: 90% compared to 53% for all occupations Women: 10% 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: less than 5% compared to 33% for all occupations apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations bachelor's degree: 74% compared to 18% for all occupations university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 22% compared to 7% for all occupations

Alberta

The employment outlook will be Moderate for mechanical engineers (NOC 21301) in Alberta for the 2025-2027 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.There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.Here are some key facts about mechanical engineers in Alberta: Approximately 5,400 people work in this occupation. Mechanical engineers mainly work in the following sectors: Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 44%Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 15%Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 5%Construction (NAICS 23): 5% The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:Full-time workers: 94% compared to 80% for all occupationsPart-time workers: 6% compared to 20% for all occupations74% of mechanical engineers work all year, while 26% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.14% of mechanical engineers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.The gender distribution of people in this occupation is: Men: 88% compared to 53% for all occupations Women: 12% compared to 47% for all occupations The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is: no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 28% for all occupations apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 19% for all occupations bachelor's degree: 70% compared to 21% for all occupations university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 26% compared to 9% for all occupations