Job prospects Transportation Engineer in Northwest Territories
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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "transportation engineer" in Northwest Territories or Canada.

Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

Note: These outlooks were updated on November 29th, 2023. Learn more about our methodology.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Civil engineers (NOC 21300) in Northwest Territories 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 Civil engineers in Northwest Territories:

  • 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%
  • 10% of civil engineers are self-employed compared to an average of 7% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 90% compared to 52% for all occupations
    • Women: 10% compared to 48% 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: n/a
    • bachelor's degree: 65% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 30% compared to 9% for all occupations

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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