Job prospects Adhesives Engineer in the Ottawa Region
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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Chemical engineers" in the Ottawa Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Undetermined

We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Chemical engineers in the Ottawa Region over the past few years (2021-2023) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Chemical engineers (NOC 21320) in the Ottawa region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
  • Not many 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 Chemical engineers in the Ottawa region:

  • Approximately 350 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Chemical engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 33%
    • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 22%
    • Computer and electronic product manufacturing (NAICS 334): 13%
    • Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 8%
    • Paper manufacturing (NAICS 322): 6%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for Chemical engineers across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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Labour Market Information Survey
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