Job prospects Locomotive Engineer - Railway in Ontario

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Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Railway and yard locomotive engineers (NOC 73310) in Ontario for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to several 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 Railway and yard locomotive engineers in Ontario:

  • Approximately 1,450 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Railway and yard locomotive engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 486, 487, 493): 88%
    • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 5%
  • 81% of railway and yard locomotive engineers work all year, while 19% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 93% compared to 52% for all occupations
    • Women: 7% compared to 48% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 44% compared to 25% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 16% compared to 8% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 22% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 12% compared to 24% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Location Job prospects
Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula Region Good
Kingston–Pembroke Region Undetermined
Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie Region Very good
London Region Undetermined
Muskoka–Kawarthas Region Undetermined
Northeast Region Good
Northwest Region Good
Ottawa Region Undetermined
Stratford–Bruce Peninsula Region Undetermined
Toronto Region Good
Windsor-Sarnia Region Undetermined

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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