Job prospects Network Infrastructure Engineer in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)" in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Major labour shortage

Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a major labour shortage for Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region. There were far more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

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Job outlook over the next 3 years

Limited

The employment outlook will be limited for Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) (NOC 21311) in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment decline will lead to the loss of some 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 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region:

  • Approximately 1,930 people work in this occupation.
  • Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 45%
    • Information, cultural, arts, entertainment and recreation services (NAICS 51, 71): 19%
    • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 6%
    • Computer, electronic and electrical product manufacturing (NAICS 334-335): 6%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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Labour Market Information Survey
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