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Job Opportunities for Engineers

  • 27-04-2015 8:11am
    #1
    someday2010
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    What is the jobs market like at the moment for Civil Engineers in Canada is it hard to get jobs working in areas like Fort McMurray in Alberta? Is the money good?


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  • #2
    Lollipops23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,420 ✭✭✭Lollipops23


    someday2010 wrote: »
    What is the jobs market like at the moment for Civil Engineers in Canada is it hard to get jobs working in areas like Fort McMurray in Alberta? Is the money good?

    I have two mates who landed in Calgary a few weeks back. He's already sorted for an engineering job paying really good money (approx $70k). It really depends on your experience and how well you interview tbh. Do your research and make a short list of the companies you like the look of and then contact them and ask for their HR person.


  • #3
    Long Gone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 771 ✭✭✭Long Gone


    $70k ? ? ! .:eek: - I wouldn't get out of bed for that.


  • #4
    el diablo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,761 ✭✭✭el diablo


    Long Gone wrote: »
    $70k ? ? ! .:eek: - I wouldn't get out of bed for that.

    Not often I agree with Lone Gone here. :eek:

    A tradesperson can easily earn double that in the oil patch.

    We're all in this psy-op together.🤨



  • #5
    Lollipops23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,420 ✭✭✭Lollipops23


    el diablo wrote: »
    Not often I agree with Lone Gone here. :eek:

    A tradesperson can easily earn double that in the oil patch.

    He doesn't have a lot of experience yet-this is his 2nd job out of college. He's also working in the city, not the rigs.


  • #6
    Long Gone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 771 ✭✭✭Long Gone


    Lollipops23 wrote: »
    He doesn't have a lot of experience yet-this is his 2nd job out of college. He's also working in the city, not the rigs.

    Still a shockingly low wage (far too low to be called a salary) for someone who I have assumed from your post is a degree qualified professional Engineer working in Canada....... The guy who makes the tea where I work gets paid more than that. By no stretch of the imagination does $70K pass as good pay in Canada.


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  • #7
    XrayGolf
    Registered Users Posts: 96 ✭✭XrayGolf


    Long Gone wrote: »
    Still a shockingly low wage (far too low to be called a salary) for someone who I have assumed from your post is a degree qualified professional Engineer working in Canada....... The guy who makes the tea where I work gets paid more than that. By no stretch of the imagination does $70K pass as good pay in Canada.

    What would pass as good pay in Canada?


  • #8
    Long Gone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 771 ✭✭✭Long Gone


    XrayGolf wrote: »
    What would pass as good pay in Canada?

    http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-salary-wizard.html?narrowdesc=Engineering&narrowcode=EN01

    You should be paid at least the median - Anything less and you're doing a Mickey Mouse job for peanuts..


  • #9
    Lollipops23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,420 ✭✭✭Lollipops23


    Long Gone wrote: »
    By no stretch of the imagination does $70K pass as good pay in Canada.

    Ha, maybe in Alberta-in Ontario that's a lot for a jr engineer. And it's certainly far more than he was on in Ireland (it was around 30k euro, first gig out of college).


  • #10
    Long Gone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 771 ✭✭✭Long Gone


    Lollipops23 wrote: »
    Ha, maybe in Alberta-in Ontario that's a lot for a jr engineer. And it's certainly far more than he was on in Ireland (it was around 30k euro, first gig out of college).

    And maybe the moon is made from cheese ? ?

    Just to make you aware: Alberta is not in Ontario. Alberta and Ontario are completely different provinces.


  • #11
    BlackEdelweiss
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    What could a fire engineer with 3 years experience expect in Toronto?


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