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Marine engineers and naval architects

Marine engineers and naval architects: demand is edging up in the US and edging up in Canada. The evidence, updated weekly.

United States: Edging up

Basis: weekly rising, other holding. Mechanical Engineering job postings +44.4% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). BLS projected employment growth 2025–35: +6.7%. Median pay: US$112,230.

Canada: Edging up

Basis: weekly rising, other holding. Mechanical Engineering job postings +25.6% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). Job Bank outlook score: +0.33 on a scale of −2 to +2.

US SOC 17-2121. Canada NOC 21399. Issue 1 (data to Oct 30, 2026). Sources: Indeed Hiring Lab job postings tracker (CC BY 4.0), BLS Employment Projections and OEWS, ESDC Job Bank, public company job boards. How ratings are built: method. Data files: /data.