JOB CLASSIFICATION FLOWCHART
SALARY SURVEY
INFORMATION FROM PARTICIPANTS Participation for the 2015 survey is based on 156 companies submitting data in time for inclusion in the final published report. The 2015 survey captured current compensation data for 13,464 Engineering and Geoscience Professionals across Alberta. Engineering Professionals account for 93.2 per cent of the total, Geoscience Professionals the other 6.8 per cent. PREDICTED SALARY INCREASE Note: All data were reported well before Canada, by ac- cepted measures, had entered a recession. Based on survey responses, 57 per cent of companies (94 per cent in 2014) planned to increase salaries in the next 12 months by an average of 3.0 per cent (3.5 per cent in 2014), with a range of 1.5 per cent to 10.0 per cent (2.0 per cent to 7.0 per cent in 2014). However, 31 per cent of companies (six per cent in 2014) forecasted a salary freeze in the next 12 months. Respondents unable to provide predicted salary increases made up 12 per cent of respondents (4.5 per cent in 2014). PREDICTED PROFESSIONAL STAFFING LEVELS FOR 2016 Note: All data were reported well before Canada, by ac- cepted measures, had entered a recession. Of our survey respondents, 37 per cent (75 per cent in 2014) indicated that they expected to add to their professional staff over the next year, and 39 per cent (23 per cent in 2014) indicated that they planned on maintaining current staffing levels. Reductions in professional staffing levels were planned by five per cent of participants (two per cent in 2014). The Value of Professional Services includes the full salary survey results, with other information pertaining to: • benefits and additional cash compensation • vacation • personal and family days • sick days • flexible work arrangements • contract employee pay rates • gender • location • engineering disciplines • years of experience
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Senior+ Management Engineer/Geoscientist Authority over companies, often responsible for policy framework, approval of projects having wide public impact costing a significant amount of money. Senior Management Engineer/Geoscientist Authority over several interrelated professional groups in different fields, each field under a Management Eng./Geo. Management Engineer/Geoscientist Authority over Supervisory Eng./Geo. or a large group containing both professionals and other staff. Supervisory Engineer/Geoscientist First level of direct supervision over other Eng./Geo.
Senior+ Specialist Engineer/Geoscientist Internationally recognized authority in a field of major importance and generally exercises authority over a group of highly qualified professionals engaged in complex applications. Senior Specialist Engineer/Geoscientist Recognized authority in a field of major importance and generally exercises authority over a group of highly qualified professionals engaged in complex applications. Advanced Specialist Engineer/Geoscientist In addition to second level specialization, may have authority over a group of highly qualified professionals. Specialist Engineer/Geoscientist First level of full specialization in complex applications (e.g., research, design, sales, etc.).
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F
E
E
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D
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Project Engineer/Geoscientist Independently produces responsible and varied assignments. Minimal supervision. May give guidance, but not direct supervision to other Eng./Geo.
B
Assistant Project Engineer/Geoscientist
Assignments of limited scope and complexity. Work supervised in detail. May give guidance to M.I.T., technicians, technologists, etc.
• APEGA licence • company size • co-op student salaries • degrees
• overtime • turnover
A
Member-in-Training On-the-job training assignments
Participation in the salary survey was free. Each year, we encourage all Permit Holders to participate. Our goal is always to garner the most robust and representative database possible. As survey participation grows, the accuracy of our membership representation improves. Please contact Mohamed El Daly at meldaly@ apega.ca to ensure you are sent your 2016 survey participation package next year.
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Co-op/Intern Student On-the-job training assignments
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