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Petroleum engineers

NOC 21332. Approvals filed before 2022 under NOC 2016 code 2145 are counted here too.

#304 of 494 occupations by approved positions · See rankings

Approved LMIAs

39

Counted from 2022 on

Approved positions

95

Foreign workers employers may hire

Employers

13

With at least one positive LMIA

Advertised wage

$46.25/hr

Median on 2026 Job Bank postings

Approved positions by year

21
2016
9
2017
1
2019
9
2020
10
2021
14
2022
12
2023
19
2024

Advertised hourly wage by year

Median on Job Bank postings for this occupation. LMIA files don't publish approved wages.

  1. 012026Middle half $46.25 to $46.25 · 2 postings$46.25
  2. 022025Middle half $25.00 to $25.00 · 1 postings$25.00
  3. 032024Middle half $65.91 to $82.76 · 8 postings$70.94
  4. 042023Middle half $70.44 to $97.62 · 22 postings$95.63

Top cities

Approved positions, all years

  1. 01St. John's, NL9
  2. 02Calgary, AB1

Top employers

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Stena Drillmax Ice Ltd29 approved LMIAs
    65
  2. 2
    DEEP SEA MANAGEMENT AS7 approved LMIAs
    7
  3. 3
    Transocean Canada Drilling CompanyApproved before LMIA counts were published
    5
  4. 4
    Seadrill Norway Crew AS3 approved LMIAs
    3
  5. 5
    Allseas Group S.A.Approved before LMIA counts were published
    3
  6. 6
    Cameron Drilling SystemsApproved before LMIA counts were published
    2
  7. 7
    Maritech International S AApproved before LMIA counts were published
    2
  8. 8
    Seadrill Canada Ltd.Approved before LMIA counts were published
    2
  9. 9
    Subsea 7 Canada Inc.Approved before LMIA counts were published
    2
  10. 10
    Petrofac IncApproved before LMIA counts were published
    1

Top provinces

Approved positions, all years

  1. 1
    Newfoundland and Labrador3 employers
    9
  2. 2
    Alberta1 employers
    1