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As BC Labour market shows opposite to decline in construction jobs, the demand for civil engineers will parallel the growth of all jobs in the economy during the period from 2008 to 2013.
This dichotomy can be explained by their specialized skills which are in demand; they touch a wide range of government, industry and commercial enterprises.
Obviously, individuals do not choose to pursue engineering lightly since it involves four to five years of intensive, full-time education and great amount of talent in mathematics and the sciences.
A total of 370 new vacancies are expected to be created for engineers between 2008 and 2013. Most of the positions will appear due to result of people retiring.
The demand for civil engineers will be prompted by a number of factors: in the past few years the Province of BC has launched plans to billions of dollars on constructing hospitals, community facilities, highways and bridges.
The remarkable point about civil engineers is that while there will not be a decline in positions in any part of BC., in five regions there will be no growth at all.
The greatest growth will occur in the Lower Mainland where the demand for civil engineers is expected to top 1.3%
(According to materials BC Labour Market Report, 2010)
| Civil Engineer Occupation | Growth Rate for All Occupations | Actual Number in 2008 | Civil Engineers in 2013 | Civil Engineer Growth |
| Lower Mainland | 1.3% | 4,620 | 4,910 | 1.3% |
| Fraser Valley | 0.9% | 270 | 280 | 0.3% |
| Greater Victoria | 0.9% | 560 | 590 | 0.8% |
| Central Vancouver Island | 0.9% | 260 | 260 | 0.0% |
| Northern Vancouver Island | 0.9% | 160 | 160 | 0.0% |
| East Kootenay | 1.0% | 80 | 90 | 0.6% |
| West Kootenay | 0.9% | 80 | 90 | 0.5% |
| Okanagan | 1.0% | 430 | 440 | 0.3% |
| Kamloops / Thompson Region | 0.9% | 190 | 190 | 0.0% |
| Prince George / Cariboo Region | 1.0% | 150 | 150 | 0.0% |
| Peace River / Northern B.C | 0.9% | 100 | 100 | 0.0% |
| Northwest BC / Queen Charlottes | 0.9% | 70 | 80 | 0.8% |
| 1.1 % | 6,970 | 7,340 | 1.1% |
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