Job prospects Locomotive Engineer - Railway in Saskatchewan

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "locomotive engineer - railway" in Saskatchewan or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Railway and yard locomotive engineers (NOC 73310) in Saskatchewan for the 2024-2026 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Railway and yard locomotive engineers in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 700 people work in this occupation.
• Railway and yard locomotive engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 486, 487, 493): 94%
• 79% of railway and yard locomotive engineers work all year, while 21% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 48 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 95% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 5% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 61% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 21% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 6% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Breakdown by region

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