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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians" in the Lanaudière Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
These outlooks were updated on November 29th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a labour shortage for Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians in the Lanaudière Region. There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.
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Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be good for Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians (NOC 22310) in the Lanaudière region for the 2023-2025 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
- Several positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Employment in this occupation depends in large part on the demand for machinery and equipment with computer and electronic parts and trends that affect computer and electronic product manufacturing.
After a significant decline over several years due to highly competitive markets, the sector is resuming growth thanks to the recovery of exports to the United States and efforts to diversify into new markets.
Despite the disruptions over the past couple of years, the outlook remains positive. The sector is benefiting from recovering business and jobs that were lost during the pandemic.
While the employment outlook for this occupation is good at the provincial level, it will be moderate in the regions of Bas-Saint-Laurent, Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean, Côte-Nord and Nord-du-Québec.
Here are some key facts about Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians in the Lanaudière region:
- Approximately 690 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
- Paper manufacturing (NAICS 322): 10%
- Electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing (NAICS 335): 10%
- Computer and electronic product manufacturing (NAICS 334): 10%
- Construction (NAICS 23): 9%
- Utilities (NAICS 22): 8%
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
Find out what will be the job prospects for Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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