Job prospects Industrial Designer in Saskatchewan

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "industrial designer" in Saskatchewan or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for industrial designers (NOC 22211) in Saskatchewan for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about industrial designers in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Industrial designers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 30%
  • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 26%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 21%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 12%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 11%
• 53% of industrial designers work all year, while 47% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 43 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 25% of industrial designers are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 50% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 50% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 28% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 41% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 28% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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