Job prospects Mechanical Engineering Design Technologist in New Brunswick
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Job opportunities in New Brunswick

Prospects over the next 3 years

Limited

The employment outlook will be limited for Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians (NOC 22301) in New Brunswick for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
  • A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
  • There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians in New Brunswick:

  • Approximately 450 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 31%
    • Construction (NAICS 23): 10%
    • Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 6%
    • Paper manufacturing (NAICS 322): 6%
    • Petroleum and coal product manufacturing (NAICS 324): 6%
  • 75% of mechanical engineering technologists and technicians work all year, while 25% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 90% compared to 52% for all occupations
    • Women: 10% compared to 48% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: n/a
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 12% compared to 30% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 13% compared to 12% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 61% compared to 23% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 14% compared to 16% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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