Job prospects Hydrogeologist in Northwest Territories
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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "hydrogeologist" in Northwest Territories or Canada.

Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

Note: These outlooks were updated on November 29th, 2023. Learn more about our methodology.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Geoscientists and oceanographers (NOC 21102) in Northwest Territories for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to a few 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 Geoscientists and oceanographers in Northwest Territories:

  • Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Geoscientists and oceanographers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 43%
    • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 32%
    • Other Commercial Services (NAICS 54-56, 81): 25%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 75% compared to 88% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 25% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • 75% of geoscientists and oceanographers work all year, while 25% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 48 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 50% compared to 52% for all occupations
    • Women: 50% compared to 48% 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: n/a
    • bachelor's degree: 22% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 78% compared to 9% for all occupations

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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Mining Sector Hiring Forecast

The Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) forecasts that the mining sector will need to hire a total of 85 null in Northwest Territories from 2011 to 2021.

The following table shows MiHR’s forecast for the total number of jobs that will need to be filled from 2011 to the given year.

Table on the cummulative hiring forecast for null in Northwest Territories starting from 2011.
Cumulative Hiring Forecast (base year 2011) 2013 2016 2021

Region: Northwest Territories

Occupation:

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