Job prospects Plant Maintenance Electrician in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Industrial electricians (NOC 72201) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

New and expanding developments in mining should be a key source of job opportunities for this occupation. Certified journeypersons will have improved employment prospects.

Here are some key facts about Industrial electricians in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 700 people work in this occupation.
• Industrial electricians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 47%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 12%
  • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 10%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 7%
• 52% of industrial electricians work all year, while 48% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 39 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 95% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 5% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 69% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 24% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 14% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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