Job prospects Stationary Operating Engineer in Nunavut

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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "stationary operating engineer" in Nunavut or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Nunavut

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Power engineers and power systems operators (NOC 92100) in Nunavut for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new 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 Power engineers and power systems operators in Nunavut:

• Power engineers and power systems operators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Utilities (NAICS 22): 46%
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 21%
  • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 11%
  • Transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49): 7%
  • Tourism & Culture (NAICS 51, 71-72): 7%
• 67% of power engineers and power systems operators work all year, while 33% work only part of the year, compared to 72% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 42 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 28% compared to 37% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 28% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a