Job prospects Mechanical Engineer in the Northern Region
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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Mechanical engineers" in the Northern 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

Undetermined

We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Mechanical engineers in the Northern Region over the past few years (2022-2024) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be Moderate for mechanical engineers (NOC 21301) in the Northern 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about mechanical engineers in the Northern region:

  • Mechanical engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 36%
    • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 28%
    • Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 21%
    • Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 15%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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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Labour Market Information Survey
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