Job prospects Professional Geoscientist (P. Geo) 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 Moderate for geoscientists and oceanographers (NOC 21102) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• Several 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 geoscientists and oceanographers in Manitoba:

• Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Geoscientists and oceanographers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 44%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 28%
  • Support activities for mining, oil and gas (NAICS 213): 7%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 7%
• 66% of geoscientists and oceanographers work all year, while 34% 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 44 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of geoscientists and oceanographers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 64% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 36% 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: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
  • bachelor's degree: 73% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 25% compared to 8% for all occupations

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology