Job prospects Chief Process Engineer in the Ottawa Region

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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

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