These statistics are for the career group Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Chemical Engineers (NOC 213).
Workers in this career are employed in the following industries: Professional, scientific and technical services (37%), Manufacturing (28%), Utilities (14%), Information and cultural industries (5%).
According to the Labour Force Survey (2009), 14% of workers in this group were self-employed, while the average for all occupations was 16%.
Women represented 12% of workers in this occupation, compared to the average of 48% for all occupations.
This occupation (Electrical and Electronics Engineers) is part of a larger group called Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Chemical Engineers (NOC 213). According to the Labour Force Survey (2009), the unionization rate for this group was 19%, while the unionization rate for all occupations was 31%.