Job prospects CATV (community Antenna Television) Service Installation Technician - Telecommunications in New Brunswick

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "CATV (community antenna television) service installation technician - telecommunications" in New Brunswick or Canada.

Job opportunities in New Brunswick

Note: These outlooks were updated on November 29^th, 2023. Learn more about our methodology.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians (NOC 72205) in New Brunswick for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

Here are some key facts about Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 450 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 54%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 26%
  • Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 6%
  • Business support services (NAICS 5614): 5%
• 72% of telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians work all year, while 28% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 88% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 12% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 26% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 16% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 41% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 12% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology