Job prospects Engineer Officer - Water Transport near St. John's (NL)

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Engineer officers, water transport" near St. John's (NL) 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

Labour shortage

Over the past few years (2022-2024), there was a labour shortage for Engineer officers, water transport near St. John's (NL). 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

Moderate

The employment outlook will be Moderate for engineer officers, water transport (NOC 72603) in the Avalon Peninsula 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.

Additional information is available at the provincial level.

Here are some key facts about engineer officers, water transport in the Avalon Peninsula region:

  • Approximately 110 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Engineer officers, water transport mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49): 59%
    • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 28%
    • Other manufacturing (NAICS 313-316, 323, 325-327, 331, 334-335, 337, 339): 8%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for Engineer officers, water transport across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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