MacPhail School of Energy
Each year, SAIT conducts a survey to determine the employment rate, salaries and satisfaction of our newest SAIT alumni. The survey is conducted between February and April with the most recent class of SAIT grads.
The data below is employment and salary information about programs in the MacPhail School of Energy.
MacPhail School of Energy - 2020/21 results
Number of Graduates |
656 |
Number Responding |
368 |
Graduate Survey Counts |
In Labour Force |
348 |
Employment Rate |
89% |
Total Employed |
309 |
Employed - Training Related |
213 |
Employed - Non-Training Related |
96 |
Not Employed and Seeking Employment |
39 |
Not Seeking Employment |
20 |
Pursuing Education |
33 |
Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment |
Salary Median/$Annual |
$60,000 |
Bachelor of Applied Technology in Petroleum Engineering
Number of Graduates |
109 |
Number Responding |
57 |
Graduate Survey Counts |
In Labour Force |
55 |
Employment Rate |
82% |
Total Employed |
45 |
Employed - Training Related |
23 |
Employed - Non-Training Related |
22 |
Not Employed and Seeking Employment |
10 |
Not Seeking Employment |
2 |
Pursuing Education |
2 |
Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment |
Salary Median/$Annual |
$64,000 |
Chemical Engineering Technology
Number of Graduates |
25 |
Number Responding |
15 |
Graduate Survey Counts |
In Labour Force |
13 |
Employment Rate |
92% |
Total Employed |
12 |
Employed - Training Related |
5 |
Employed - Non-Training Related |
7 |
Not Employed and Seeking Employment |
1 |
Not Seeking Employment |
2 |
Pursuing Education |
5 |
Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment |
Salary Median/$Annual |
$n/a |
Chemical Laboratory Technology
Number of Graduates |
24 |
Number Responding |
15 |
Graduate Survey Counts |
In Labour Force |
15 |
Employment Rate |
93% |
Total Employed |
14 |
Employed - Training Related |
12 |
Employed - Non-Training Related |
2 |
Not Employed and Seeking Employment |
1 |
Not Seeking Employment |
0 |
Pursuing Education |
0 |
Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment |
Salary Median/$Annual |
$37,440 |
Electrical Engineering Technology
Number of Graduates |
133 |
Number Responding |
64 |
Graduate Survey Counts |
In Labour Force |
63 |
Employment Rate |
92% |
Total Employed |
58 |
Employed - Training Related |
43 |
Employed - Non-Training Related |
15 |
Not Employed and Seeking Employment |
5 |
Not Seeking Employment |
1 |
Pursuing Education |
7 |
Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment |
Salary Median/$Annual |
$65,000 |
Electronics Engineering Technology
Number of Graduates |
23 |
Number Responding |
14 |
Graduate Survey Counts |
In Labour Force |
14 |
Employment Rate |
93% |
Total Employed |
13 |
Employed - Training Related |
9 |
Employed - Non-Training Related |
4 |
Not Employed and Seeking Employment |
1 |
Not Seeking Employment |
0 |
Pursuing Education |
0 |
Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment |
Salary Median/$Annual |
$46,000 |
Energy Asset Management
Number of Graduates |
16 |
Number Responding |
8 |
Graduate Survey Counts |
In Labour Force |
8 |
Employment Rate |
88% |
Total Employed |
7 |
Employed - Training Related |
4 |
Employed - Non-Training Related |
3 |
Not Employed and Seeking Employment |
1 |
Not Seeking Employment |
0 |
Pursuing Education |
0 |
Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment |
Salary Median/$Annual |
$n/a |
Environmental Technology
Number of Graduates |
21 |
Number Responding |
14 |
Graduate Survey Counts |
In Labour Force |
14 |
Employment Rate |
86% |
Total Employed |
12 |
Employed - Training Related |
11 |
Employed - Non-Training Related |
1 |
Not Employed and Seeking Employment |
2 |
Not Seeking Employment |
0 |
Pursuing Education |
2 |
Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment |
Salary Median/$Annual |
$54,080 |
Instrumentation Engineering Technology
Number of Graduates |
49 |
Number Responding |
32 |
Graduate Survey Counts |
In Labour Force |
31 |
Employment Rate |
97% |
Total Employed |
30 |
Employed - Training Related |
24 |
Employed - Non-Training Related |
6 |
Not Employed and Seeking Employment |
1 |
Not Seeking Employment |
1 |
Pursuing Education |
1 |
Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment |
Salary Median/$Annual |
$62,000 |
Integrated Water Management
Number of Graduates |
10 |
Number Responding |
7 |
Graduate Survey Counts |
In Labour Force |
7 |
Employment Rate |
57% |
Total Employed |
4 |
Employed - Training Related |
3 |
Employed - Non-Training Related |
1 |
Not Employed and Seeking Employment |
3 |
Not Seeking Employment |
0 |
Pursuing Education |
0 |
Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment |
Salary Median/$Annual |
$n/a |
Petroleum Engineering Technology
Number of Graduates |
69 |
Number Responding |
38 |
Graduate Survey Counts |
In Labour Force |
32 |
Employment Rate |
84% |
Total Employed |
27 |
Employed - Training Related |
13 |
Employed - Non-Training Related |
14 |
Not Employed and Seeking Employment |
5 |
Not Seeking Employment |
6 |
Pursuing Education |
7 |
Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment |
Salary Median/$Annual |
$55,000 |
Petroleum Land Administration
Number of Graduates |
10 |
Number Responding |
7 |
Graduate Survey Counts |
In Labour Force |
7 |
Employment Rate |
86% |
Total Employed |
6 |
Employed - Training Related |
5 |
Employed - Non-Training Related |
1 |
Not Employed and Seeking Employment |
1 |
Not Seeking Employment |
0 |
Pursuing Education |
0 |
Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment |
Salary Median/$Annual |
$n/a |
Power and Process Operations
Number of Graduates |
16 |
Number Responding |
10 |
Graduate Survey Counts |
In Labour Force |
7 |
Employment Rate |
86% |
Total Employed |
6 |
Employed - Training Related |
5 |
Employed - Non-Training Related |
1 |
Not Employed and Seeking Employment |
1 |
Not Seeking Employment |
3 |
Pursuing Education |
3 |
Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment |
Salary Median/$Annual |
$n/a |
Power Engineering Technology
Number of Graduates |
127 |
Number Responding |
65 |
Graduate Survey Counts |
In Labour Force |
60 |
Employment Rate |
88% |
Total Employed |
53 |
Employed - Training Related |
38 |
Employed - Non-Training Related |
15 |
Not Employed and Seeking Employment |
7 |
Not Seeking Employment |
5 |
Pursuing Education |
5 |
Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment |
Salary Median/$Annual |
$65,550 |
Water and Wastewater Treatment Operations
Number of Graduates |
24 |
Number Responding |
22 |
Graduate Survey Counts |
In Labour Force |
22 |
Employment Rate |
100% |
Total Employed |
22 |
Employed - Training Related |
18 |
Employed - Non-Training Related |
4 |
Not Employed and Seeking Employment |
0 |
Not Seeking Employment |
0 |
Pursuing Education |
1 |
Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment |
Salary Median/$Annual |
$64,000 |