Canada Job trends - Sales Engineer, 2023-24

Why work in Canada as a Sales Engineer?

• Canada has more than 1 million job vacancies
• The average salary for a Sales Engineer in Canada is CAD 55,334.4 per year
• Alberta and Saskatchewan give the highest pay of CAD 60,000 for a Sales Engineer
• Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia have the highest number of openings
• A Sales Engineer can migrate to Canada through 12 different pathways

 

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About Canada

Canada has become a wonderful place to earn a living. Immigrants are also allowed to bring their families to live and settle in the country. Canada provides excellent opportunities for career, high-quality of education, efficient healthcare system, and many more to immigrants. Some more benefits of working in Canada are as follows:

• Working time in the country is 40 hours per week
• The number of paid leaves is 25
• Average salaries are very high
• The country also provides social security benefits

The Immigration Levels Plan 2023-2025 was announced on November 1, 2022, in which the target of number of immigrants to be invited was around 1.5 million. The details of the number of candidates to be invited can be found in the table below:

 

Immigration Class	2023	2024	2025
Economic	266,210	281,135	301,250
Family	106,500	114,000	118,000
Refugee	76,305	76,115	72,750
Humanitarian	15,985	13,750	8000
Total	465,000	485,000	500,000

 

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Job trends in Canada, 2023

Shortage of workers is a major issue that is being faced by Canadian employers. There are over 1 million jobs available in Canada and employers are in dire need of skilled workers to fill the vacant positions. Experienced overseas candidates will have strong job prospects in the in-demand occupations. The sectors where the demand of skilled workers is high are:

• IT
• Software and Development
• Engineer
• Finance
• Accounts
• HR
• Hospitality
• Sales
• Marketing
• Healthcare

Some of the in-demand jobs in Canada are as follows:

• Web Developer
• Human Resources (HR) Managers
• Electrical Engineer
• Veterinarians (Vets)
• Human Resources and Recruitment Officers
• Financial Advisor
• Pharmacist
• Aerospace Engineer
• Administrative Assistants
• Merchandiser

Sales Engineer TEER Code

The TEER code for Sales Engineer is 62100. Sales engineers have to sell a range of goods and services which include the following:

• Scientific products
• Agricultural and industrial products
• Electricity
• Telecommunications services
• Computer services

Sales Engineers are employed by firms that either provide technical goods or services or produce them. These types of companies may include the following:

• Pharmaceutical
• Industrial equipment manufacturing
• Grain elevators
• Computer services
• Engineering
• Hydroelectric

Job duties of a Sales Engineer are as follows:

• Growing and maintaining relationships with existing clients
• Identifying and attracting new clients
• Determining the needs of clients or helping them in selecting proper goods or services
• Price negotiation
• Developing of presentations and proposals to make the clients know about the benefits of different goods or services
• Cost estimation for installing new and maintaining the existing equipment
• Providing support to clients after sales
• Maintaining of customer records
• Preparing of sales contracts and their administration
• Supervising of work of other sales specialists and technical staff
• Giving training related to working and maintenance of equipment.

Prevailing wages of Sales Engineer in Canada

The average salary for a Sales Engineer in Canada is CAD 55,334.4. The median salaries of a Sales Engineer in different provinces can be found in the table below:

 

Community/Area	Median Salary per year (CAD)
Canada	55,334.4
Alberta	60,000
British Columbia	56,313.6
Manitoba	55,392
New Brunswick	46,080
Newfoundland and Labrador	49,843.2
Nova Scotia	46,694.4
Ontario	56,812.8
Prince Edward Island	41,529.6
Quebec	47,366.4
Saskatchewan	60,000

 

Eligibility criteria for Sales Engineer

Sales Engineer need to fulfil the below mentioned eligibility criteria to work in Canada:

• A diploma or university degree related to a product or service
• Experience in sales or technical occupation is required which should be related to a product and service
• Fluency in a foreign language or experience in foreign work and travel is a requirement for technical sales specialists looking for occupations in companies that deal in importing and exporting technical goods or services
• Technical sales supervisors need to have experience as a technical sales specialist

Sales Engineer - Number of vacancies in Canada

There are a total of 326 jobs available for Sales Engineers in Canada. The number of job vacancies for a Sales Engineer in Canada in different provinces can be found in the table below:

 

Location	Available jobs
Alberta	20
British Columbia	63
Manitoba	4
New Brunswick	13
Newfoundland and Labrador	10
Nova Scotia	10
Ontario	92
Prince Edward Island	1
Québec	96
Saskatchewan	17
Canada	326

 

*Note: The number of job vacancies may differ. This is given as per the information on October 2022.

 

Job prospects for Sales Engineer in Canada

Canada has 326 job openings for Sales Engineer and job prospects in different provinces can be found in the table below:

Location	Job prospects
Alberta	Moderate
British Columbia	Moderate
Manitoba	Good
New Brunswick	Good
Newfoundland and Labrador	Good
Nova Scotia	Moderate
Ontario	Good
Prince Edward Island	Moderate
Quebec	Good
Saskatchewan	Good

 

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How can a Sales Engineer to Canada?

There are 12 pathways which Sales Engineers can use to migrate to Canada to live, work, and settle there. These pathways are listed below:

• Express Entry
• Alberta PNP
• British Columbia PNP
• Manitoba PNP
• New Brunswick PNP
• Newfoundland and Labrador PNP
• Nova Scotia PNP
• Ontario PNP
• Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program
• Québec
• Saskatchewan PNP

How can Y-Axis helps a Sales Engineer to immigrate to Canada?

Y-Axis provides the services below to help a Sales Engineer to migrate to Canada:

• Eligibility Check: You can check your eligibility for free through the Y-Axis Canada Immigration Points Calculator.
• Coaching Services: Y-Axis provides coaching services for language proficiency tests which include IELTS, CELPIP, and PTE.
• Counseling: Y-Axis provides free counseling services.
• Canada PR Visa: Avail of complete guidance related to Canada PR visa.
• Job services: Avail job search services to find Sales Engineer related jobs in Canada.

 

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