Job prospects Engineering Manager in Alberta
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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "engineering manager" in Alberta or Canada.

Job opportunities in Alberta

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

Prospects over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Engineering managers (NOC 20010) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to a few 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 Engineering managers in Alberta:

  • Approximately 4,050 people work in this occupation.
  • Engineering managers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 40%
    • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 15%
    • Construction (NAICS 23): 6%
    • Utilities (NAICS 22): 6%
  • 81% of engineering managers work all year, while 19% 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 47 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
  • 10% of engineering managers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 82% compared to 53% for all occupations
    • Women: 18% compared to 47% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 28% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 15% compared to 19% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 56% compared to 21% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 25% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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