Job prospects Robotics Engineer in Prince Edward Island
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Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Mechanical engineers (NOC 21301) in Prince Edward Island for the 2023-2025 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 Mechanical engineers in Prince Edward Island:

  • Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Mechanical engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS 336): 40%
    • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 28%
    • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 14%
    • Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 11%
    • Other manufacturing (NAICS 313-316, 323-324, 326-327, 331, 334-335, 337, 339): 6%
  • 89% of mechanical engineers work all year, while 11% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 43 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 82% compared to 51% for all occupations
    • Women: 18% 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: 81% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 14% compared to 8% for all occupations

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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