Job prospects Engineer, Power Generation in Manitoba
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These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Mechanical engineers (NOC 21301) in Manitoba 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.

Here are some key facts about Mechanical engineers in Manitoba:

Approximately 1,400 people work in this occupation.
Mechanical engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 37%
- Computer, electronic and electrical product manufacturing (NAICS 334-335): 12%
- Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 6%
- Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 6%
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (NAICS 339): 5%
77% of mechanical engineers work all year, while 23% 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 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
7% of mechanical engineers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% 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: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 31% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 71% compared to 20% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 25% compared to 8% for all occupations

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