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Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other

Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other: 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. Industrial Engineering job postings +40.4% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). BLS projected employment growth 2025–35: +2.8%. Median pay: US$78,350. Live roles in our job-board sample: 694 at 69 companies.

Canada: Edging up

Basis: weekly rising, other holding. Industrial Engineering job postings +22.7% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). Job Bank outlook score: -0.22 on a scale of −2 to +2.

US SOC 17-3029. Canada NOC 22300. 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.