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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians" near Charlottetown (PE) or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

Note: These outlooks were updated on November 29th, 2023. Learn more about our methodology.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Balanced

Over the past few years (2020-2022), the labour market was balanced for Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians near Charlottetown (PE). The number of job openings was about the same as the number of workers available in this occupation.

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Job outlook over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians (NOC 22310) in Prince Edward Island for the 2023-2025 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 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians in Prince Edward Island:

  • Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 22%
    • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 14%
    • Construction (NAICS 23): 12%
    • Utilities (NAICS 22): 12%
    • Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 11%
  • 67% of electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians work all year, while 33% 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 42 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 84% compared to 51% for all occupations
    • Women: 16% 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: 14% compared to 28% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 10% compared to 11% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 48% compared to 25% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 14% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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