Job prospects Structural Engineer in Yukon

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Job opportunities in Yukon

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Civil engineers (NOC 21300) in Yukon for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Major private and public construction projects either underway or scheduled to start over the next two years throughout the territory should provide employment opportunities for this occupation.
• For example, in September 2024, the federal and the Government of Yukon signed a new 10-year agreement totalling over $200 million through the Canada Community-Building Fund, aimed at supporting core infrastructure and housing development projects in the Yukon.
• Looking beyond the forecast period, the Conference Board of Canada (2024) predicts that this occupation will be in the top 50 in terms of open positions of all occupations in the Yukon from 2024 to 2045.

Here are some key facts about Civil engineers in Yukon:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Civil engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other Commercial Services (NAICS 54-56, 81): 55%
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 35%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 86% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 14% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 77% of civil engineers work all year, while 23% 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 45 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• 19% of civil engineers are self-employed compared to an average of 14% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 86% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • Women: 14% compared to 51% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 9% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 52% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 35% compared to 11% for all occupations