School of Manufacturing and Automation Results
Each year, SAIT conducts a survey between February and April to determine our newest SAIT alumni's employment rate, salaries and satisfaction.
The data below shows employment and salary information for recent School of Manufacturing and Automation program graduates.
2022/23 data
| Number of Graduates | 228 |
| Number Responding | 139 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 135 |
| Employment Rate | 90% |
| Total Employed | 122 |
| Employed - Training Related | 103 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 19 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 13 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 4 |
| Pursuing Education | 18 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $60,000 |
Machinist Technician
| Number of Graduates | 20 |
| Number Responding | 10 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 10 |
| Employment Rate | 100% |
| Total Employed | 10 |
| Employed - Training Related | 9 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 1 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Pursuing Education | 4 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $52,624 |
Mechanical Engineering Technology
| Number of Graduates | 108 |
| Number Responding | 64 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 60 |
| Employment Rate | 88% |
| Total Employed | 53 |
| Employed - Training Related | 40 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 13 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 7 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 4 |
| Pursuing Education | 13 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $60,840 |
Mechanical Engineering Technology - Design & Automation major
| Number of Graduates | 27 |
| Number Responding | 17 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 17 |
| Employment Rate | 88% |
| Total Employed | 15 |
| Employed - Training Related | 13 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 2 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 2 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Pursuing Education | 1 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $63,700 |
Mechanical Engineering Technology - Design & Development major
| Number of Graduates | 26 |
| Number Responding | 16 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 14 |
| Employment Rate | 93% |
| Total Employed | 13 |
| Employed - Training Related | 9 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 4 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 1 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 2 |
| Pursuing Education | 5 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $55,000 |
Mechanical Engineering Technology - Design & Analysis major
| Number of Graduates | 55 |
| Number Responding | 31 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 29 |
| Employment Rate | 86% |
| Total Employed | 25 |
| Employed - Training Related | 18 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 7 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 4 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 2 |
| Pursuing Education | 7 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $61,500 |
Non-Destructive Testing Foundations
| Number of Graduates | 24 |
| Number Responding | 20 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 20 |
| Employment Rate | 75% |
| Total Employed | 15 |
| Employed - Training Related | 14 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 1 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 5 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Pursuing Education | 0 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $40,000 |
Welding Engineering Technology
| Number of Graduates | 20 |
| Number Responding | 13 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 13 |
| Employment Rate | 100% |
| Total Employed | 13 |
| Employed - Training Related | 11 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 2 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Pursuing Education | 0 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $68,120 |
Welding Technician
| Number of Graduates | 56 |
| Number Responding | 32 |
| Graduate Survey Counts | |
|---|---|
| In Labour Force | 32 |
| Employment Rate | 97% |
| Total Employed | 31 |
| Employed - Training Related | 29 |
| Employed - Non-Training Related | 2 |
| Not Employed and Seeking Employment | 1 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 |
| Pursuing Education | 1 |
| Salary Statistics - Training Related Full-Time Employment | |
|---|---|
| Salary Median/$Annual | $50,460 |