Job prospects Quality Control Engineer in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for industrial and manufacturing engineers (NOC 21321) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Demand for this occupation is driven by businesses seeking to increase efficiency, reduce waste and become more productive and profitable.
• Key trends for this occupation include process improvement, such as Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma, smart factories integrating artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and sensors, and 3D printing.
• Jobs are concentrated in the Winnipeg region.

Here are some key facts about industrial and manufacturing engineers in Manitoba:

• Approximately 750 people work in this occupation.
• Industrial and manufacturing engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 17%
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (NAICS 339): 13%
  • Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 11%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 10%
  • Transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS 336): 7%
• 80% of industrial and manufacturing engineers work all year, while 20% 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 48 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 8% of industrial and manufacturing engineers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 82% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 18% 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: less than 5% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 56% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 33% compared to 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology