Job prospects Stationary Engineer "B" And Refrigeration Plant Operator in Prince Edward Island

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Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Power engineers and power systems operators (NOC 92100) in Prince Edward Island 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Power engineers and power systems operators in Prince Edward Island:

• Power engineers and power systems operators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 35%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 21%
  • Utilities (NAICS 22): 17%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 6%
  • Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 92% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 8% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 74% of power engineers and power systems operators work all year, while 26% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: more than 95% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: less than 5% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 7% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 14% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 30% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 37% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 12% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations