Job prospects Acoustics Engineer in Prince Edward Island
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Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Mechanical engineers (NOC 21301) in Prince Edward Island 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.
There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Mechanical engineers in Prince Edward Island:

Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Mechanical engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS 336): 40%
- Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 28%
- Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 14%
- Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 11%
- Other manufacturing (NAICS 313-316, 323-324, 326-327, 331, 334-335, 337, 339): 6%
89% of mechanical engineers work all year, while 11% 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 43 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 82% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 18% compared to 49% 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: 81% compared to 17% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 14% compared to 8% for all occupations

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