Mining engineers in Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake

The employment outlook will be Moderate for mining engineers (NOC 21330) in the Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• A moderate number of 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 mining engineers in the Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake region:

• Approximately 130 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Mining engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211, 213): 93%
  • Support activities for mining, oil and gas (NAICS 213): 7%