Job prospects Geological Information System Technician in Saskatchewan
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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology (NOC 22214) in Saskatchewan for the 2024-2026 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology in Saskatchewan:

  • Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 25%
    • Utilities (NAICS 22): 18%
    • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 17%
    • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 15%
    • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 7%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 95% compared to 81% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • 87% of technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology work all year, while 13% 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: 63% compared to 53% for all occupations
    • Women: 38% 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: 9% compared to 33% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 14% compared to 15% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 27% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 36% compared to 18% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 14% compared to 7% for all occupations

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