Railway locomotive engineers

Saskatchewan

The employment outlook will be Good for railway and yard locomotive engineers (NOC 73310) 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.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.Here are some key facts about railway and yard locomotive engineers in Saskatchewan: Approximately 1,050 people work in this occupation. Railway and yard locomotive engineers mainly work in the following sectors: Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 486, 487, 493): 92% 79% of railway and yard locomotive 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 48 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.The gender distribution of people in this occupation is: Men: 95% compared to 53% for all occupations Women: 5% compared to 47% for all occupations The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is: no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations high school diploma or equivalent: 61% compared to 33% for all occupations apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 21% compared to 15% for all occupations college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 6% compared to 17% for all occupations bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 18% for all occupations university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Alberta

The employment outlook will be Good for railway and yard locomotive engineers (NOC 73310) in Alberta for the 2025-2027 period.The following factors contributed to this outlook:Employment growth will lead to several 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.Here are some key facts about railway and yard locomotive engineers in Alberta: Approximately 950 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): 6% 82% of railway and yard locomotive engineers work all year, while 18% 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 47 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.The gender distribution of people in this occupation is: Men: 92% compared to 53% for all occupations Women: 8% 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: 43% compared to 28% for all occupations apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 27% compared to 13% for all occupations college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 14% compared to 19% for all occupations bachelor's degree: 10% compared to 21% for all occupations university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

Quebec

The employment outlook will be Good for railway and yard locomotive engineers (NOC 73310) in Quebec for the 2025-2027 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.Here are some key facts about railway and yard locomotive engineers in Quebec: Approximately 1,650 people work in this occupation. Railway and yard locomotive engineers mainly work in the following sectors: Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 485-486, 487, 493): 63%Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 9%Primary metal manufacturing (NAICS 331): 5%Construction (NAICS 23): 5% 76% of railway and yard locomotive engineers work all year, while 24% 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 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.The gender distribution of people in this occupation is: Men: more than 95% compared to 52% for all occupations Women: less than 5% compared to 48% for all occupations The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is: no high school diploma: 13% compared to 12% for all occupations high school diploma or equivalent: 30% compared to 19% for all occupations apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 37% compared to 19% for all occupations college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 15% compared to 22% for all occupations bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations