Job prospects Quantity Surveyor - Construction in Prince Edward Island

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "quantity surveyor - construction" in Prince Edward Island or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Moderate

The employment outlook will be Moderate for construction estimators (NOC 22303) in Prince Edward Island for the 2025-2027 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about construction estimators in Prince Edward Island:

Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Construction estimators mainly work in the following sectors:
- Construction (NAICS 23): more than 95%
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: 18% compared to 11% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 18% compared to 11% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 36% compared to 25% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 18% compared to 17% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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