Job prospects Building Systems Engineering Project Manager in British Columbia
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Job opportunities in British Columbia

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Limited

The employment outlook will be limited for Mechanical engineers (NOC 21301) in British Columbia for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to a few 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.
  • Demand for engineering professions will continue to be high. Increased educational requirements and a high level of technical knowledge required for these positions make recruitment difficult.

Here are some key facts about Mechanical engineers in British Columbia:

  • Approximately 6,500 people work in this occupation.
  • Mechanical engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 37%
    • Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 9%
    • Computer, electronic and electrical product manufacturing (NAICS 334-335): 8%
    • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 5%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 94% compared to 78% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 6% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • 77% of mechanical engineers work all year, while 23% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
  • 10% of mechanical engineers are self-employed compared to an average of 17% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 88% compared to 52% for all occupations
    • Women: 12% 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: less than 5% compared to 28% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 67% compared to 22% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 27% compared to 12% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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