Job prospects Geomatics Technician - Land Surveying in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Land survey technologists and technicians (NOC 22213) in Manitoba for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new 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 Land survey technologists and technicians in Manitoba:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Land survey technologists and technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 45%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 15%
  • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 11%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 9%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 8%
• 61% of land survey technologists and technicians work all year, while 39% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 41 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 89% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 11% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 19% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 62% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 19% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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