Job prospects Geological Engineer in Québec

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "geological engineer" in Québec or Canada.

Job opportunities in Québec

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

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Geological engineers (NOC 21331) in Quebec for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several 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 Geological engineers in Quebec:

• Approximately 650 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Geological engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 63%
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 16%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 7%
• 71% of geological engineers work all year, while 28% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 6% of geological engineers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 76% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 24% 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: 45% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 52% compared to 11% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology