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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Mechanical engineers" in the Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
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.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
Over the past few years (2022-2024), there was a labour shortage for Mechanical engineers in the Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River Region. There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be Limited for mechanical engineers (NOC 21301) in the Athabasca - Grande Prairie - Peace River region for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
- 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 the Athabasca - Grande Prairie - Peace River region:
- Mechanical engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211, 213): 43%
- Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 24%
- Paper manufacturing (NAICS 322): 18%
- Utilities (NAICS 22): 7%
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
Find out what will be the job prospects for Mechanical engineers across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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