Job prospects Environmental Technician in Ontario

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Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Civil engineering technologists and technicians (NOC 22300) in Ontario 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.

What Types of Employers Are Out There?

• Leading share employed in architectural, engineering and related services
• Public administration, mainly municipal governments
• Construction, notably in heavy engineering and civil construction

What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?

• Significant public-sector infrastructure investments in bridges, highways, stormwater management, and transit systems
• Population growth, which is resulting in high levels of new residential construction, especially of condominium developments in various areas of the province

What Skills Do I Need to Succeed?

• In addition to other formal education, employers tend to recruit individuals with strong skills using software such as AutoCAD
• Voluntary designation as a Certified Engineering Technologist (C.E.T.) or Certified Technician (C.Tech.) is available through the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT)
• Generally, it is mandatory for engineering technicians and technologists in road construction to have a special OACETT designation

Here are some key facts about Civil engineering technologists and technicians in Ontario:

• Approximately 5,950 people work in this occupation.
• Civil engineering technologists and technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 45%
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 15%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 14%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 95% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 73% of civil engineering technologists and technicians work all year, while 27% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of civil engineering technologists and technicians are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 81% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 19% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 11% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 55% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 20% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 8% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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