Job prospects Chemical Engineer in Saskatchewan
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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Chemical engineers (NOC 21320) in Saskatchewan for the 2024-2026 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 Saskatchewan:

  • Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Chemical engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Petroleum and coal product manufacturing (NAICS 324): 27%
    • Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 14%
    • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 13%
    • Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 13%
    • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 11%
  • 71% of chemical engineers work all year, while 28% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% 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.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 71% compared to 53% for all occupations
    • Women: 28% 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: n/a
    • bachelor's degree: 64% compared to 18% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 32% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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