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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Mechanical engineers" in the Red Deer Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Undetermined

We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Mechanical engineers in the Red Deer Region over the past few years (2021-2023) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Mechanical engineers (NOC 21301) in the Red Deer region for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
  • Not many 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 engineers in the Red Deer region:

  • Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Mechanical engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 40%
    • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 17%
    • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 14%
    • Utilities (NAICS 22): 13%
    • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211, 213): 9%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Job prospects elsewhere in Canada

Find out what will be the job prospects for Mechanical engineers across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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