Job prospects Geophysicist in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Geoscientists and oceanographers (NOC 21102) in Alberta for the 2024-2026 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 a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Geoscientists and oceanographers in Alberta:

• Approximately 3,100 people work in this occupation.
• Geoscientists and oceanographers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 44%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 22%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 12%
  • Support activities for mining, oil and gas (NAICS 213): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 88% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 12% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 64% of geoscientists and oceanographers work all year, while 36% 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 42 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 22% of geoscientists and oceanographers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 75% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 25% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 56% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 42% compared to 9% for all occupations

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology