Job prospects Mechanical 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 Limited for mechanical engineers (NOC 21301) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about mechanical engineers in Manitoba:

• Approximately 1,100 people work in this occupation.
• Mechanical engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 39%
  • Computer, electronic and electrical product manufacturing (NAICS 334-335): 12%
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (NAICS 339): 6%
  • Utilities (NAICS 22): 6%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 6%
• 77% of mechanical engineers work all year, while 23% 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 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 7% of mechanical engineers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 92% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 8% 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: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 71% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 25% compared to 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology