Power engineers and power systems operators

Power engineers and power systems operators

NOC
92100

Power engineers operate and maintain equipment to generate electrical power. Power systems operators monitor and operate switchboards to control the distribution of electrical power.

Quick facts

3-Year Outlook

Good
Good

3-Year Job Openings

172
 

Median Hourly Wage

$40.00
$20.00
Low
$61.16
High

Average Salary

$97,600
 

Typically Required

College or apprenticeship
College or apprenticeship

Employed

1,430
 
Job details

Full NOC Description

Power engineers operate and maintain reactors, turbines, boilers, generators, stationary engines and auxiliary equipment to generate electrical power and to provide heat, light, refrigeration and other utility services for commercial, institutional and industrial buildings and other work sites. Power systems operators monitor and operate switchboards and related equipment in electrical control centres to control the distribution of electrical power in transmission networks.

Main Duties

Also Known As

  • apprentice power dispatcher
  • auxiliary plant operator
  • building systems technician
  • control room operator - electrical power systems
  • distribution control operator - electrical power systems
  • electrical power systems operator
  • energy from waste plant operator
  • nuclear generating station field operator
  • nuclear reactor operator
  • power dispatcher - generating station
  • power engineer
  • power plant operator
  • power plant stationary engineer
  • stationary engineer
Requirements

Employment Requirements

Provincial Regulation

  • Provincially Regulated: Yes
  • Compulsory: No
  • Red Seal: No

Regulation Body

Employment by Sex

The following graph shows the percentage of men and women working in this occupation in New Brunswick.

Data legend

7.9%
Female
92.1%
Male
Employment by age

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by age group.

Data legend

6.6%
15-24
23.3%
25-34
19.8%
35-44
21.1%
45-54
25.1%
55-64
4.0%
65+
Employment by highest level of education

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by highest level of education achieved.

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3.5%
No Certificate, Diploma or Degree
14.9%
High School, Diploma or Equivalent
15.4%
Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma
54.7%
College or University Below Bachelor Level
11.4%
University - Bachelor Level or Above
Employment by Industry

The following graph shows the industry groups in which the largest shares of persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick are employed. Small percentages for all top three industry groups may suggest employment for this occupation is widely distributed amongst many industry groups.

Data legend

37.4%
Utilities
32.6%
Manufacturing
6.6%
Public administration
23.3%
All Other Industries
Employment by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons employed in this occupation in New Brunswick by which economic region they reside in.

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16.30%
Northeast
9.30%
Southeast
44.90%
Southwest
16.70%
Central
12.80%
Northwest
Province of New Brunswick Economic Regions

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the average salary of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

Data legend

$96,000
Northeast
$73,000
Southeast
$110,400
Southwest
$94,000
Central
$79,000
Northwest
Province of New Brunswick Economic Regions

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

Northeast

$36.67
$23.72
Low
$46.50
High

Southeast

$33.82
$23.51
Low
$46.05
High

Southwest

$44.87
$26.94
Low
$72.12
High

Central

$36.43
$25.34
Low
$52.12
High

Northwest

$36.22
$25.68
Low
$49.33
High
Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

New Brunswick

$97,600

Newfoundland

$93,600

Prince Edward Island

$80,000

Nova Scotia

$84,400

Canada

$111,900
Employment Outlook

The following represents the number of job openings that are expected to occur in this occupation over the next three and ten years respectively, broken down by openings expected to result from growth (“new jobs”) and openings expected to result from attrition (death and retirements).

Three Year Outlook

Total Openings: 3-Year

172
 

New Jobs: 3-Year

6
 

Retirements/Deaths: 3-Year

166
 

Ten Year Outlook

Total Openings: 10-Year

561
 

New Jobs: 10-Year

18
 

Retirements/Deaths: 10-Year

541