Job prospects Chemist in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Chemists (NOC 2112) in Alberta for the 2022-2024 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

Here are some key facts about Chemists in Alberta:

• Approximately 1,300 people worked in this occupation in May 2016.
• Chemists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 26%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 17%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 10%
  • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 7%
  • Universities (NAICS 6113): 7%
• 70% of chemists work all year, while 30% 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 33 weeks compared to 32 weeks for all occupations.
• 5% of chemists are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 68% compared to 54% for all occupations
  • Women: 32% compared to 46% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% 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 10% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 9% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 30% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 57% compared to 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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