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Job opportunities in Alberta
These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be good for Power engineers and power systems operators (NOC 92100) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
- Several positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Power engineers and power systems operators in Alberta:
- Approximately 6,200 people work in this occupation.
- Power engineers and power systems operators mainly work in the following sectors:
- Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 28%
- Utilities (NAICS 22): 9%
- Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 6%
- Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 6%
- 71% of power engineers and power systems operators work all year, while 28% 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 45 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- Less than 5% of power engineers and power systems operators are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 94% compared to 53% for all occupations
- Women: 6% compared to 47% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 7% compared to 10% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 20% compared to 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 23% compared to 13% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 40% compared to 19% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 8% compared to 21% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
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