Petroleum engineers in Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake

The employment outlook will be Limited for petroleum engineers (NOC 21332) in the Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake 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 petroleum engineers in the Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake region:

• Approximately 120 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Petroleum engineers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211, 213): more than 95%