Job prospects Engineering Technologist - Electrical Power Distribution in the Centre-du-Québec Region

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Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a labour shortage for Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians in the Centre-du-Québec Region. There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

The employment outlook will be good for Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians (NOC 22310) in the Centre-du-Québec region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Employment in this occupation depends in large part on the demand for machinery and equipment with computer and electronic parts and trends that affect computer and electronic product manufacturing.

After a significant decline over several years due to highly competitive markets, the sector is resuming growth thanks to the recovery of exports to the United States and efforts to diversify into new markets.

Despite the disruptions over the past couple of years, the outlook remains positive. The sector is benefiting from recovering business and jobs that were lost during the pandemic.

While the employment outlook for this occupation is good at the provincial level, it will be moderate in the regions of Bas-Saint-Laurent, Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean, Côte-Nord and Nord-du-Québec.

Here are some key facts about Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians in the Centre-du-Québec region:

• Approximately 370 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 20%
  • Paper manufacturing (NAICS 322): 17%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 14%
  • Utilities (NAICS 22): 12%
  • Primary metal manufacturing (NAICS 331): 6%

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