Job prospects Traffic Technician - Civil Engineering in the Halifax Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Civil engineering technologists and technicians" in the Halifax Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
These outlooks were updated on November 29th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a major labour shortage for Civil engineering technologists and technicians in the Halifax Region. There were far more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Civil engineering technologists and technicians (NOC 22300) in the Halifax region for the 2023-2025 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.
- Due to the seasonal nature of this occupation, employment opportunities tend to be more favourable during the summer months.
Here are some key facts about Civil engineering technologists and technicians in the Halifax region:
- Approximately 230 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Civil engineering technologists and technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
- Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 72%
- Utilities (NAICS 22): 8%
- Construction (NAICS 23): 7%
- Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 6%
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
Find out what will be the job prospects for Civil engineering technologists and technicians across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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