Job prospects Chief Pilot in Saskatchewan
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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be good for Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors (NOC 72600) in Saskatchewan for the 2024-2026 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.
- Joint federal and provincial government investment to expand the province's aviation capacity, including investing in commercial pilot training in northern communities will sustain and add jobs for this occupation.
- This occupation should be supported by private sector investment including Boeing's multi-million-dollar commitment to help address shortages in the province's aviation industry.
- Improvement in the level of global air travel.
Here are some key facts about Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors in Saskatchewan:
- Approximately 400 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors mainly work in the following sectors:
- Air transportation (NAICS 481): 81%
- Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 11%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 86% compared to 81% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 14% compared to 19% for all occupations
- 59% of air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors work all year, while 41% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 41 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
- 9% of air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: more than 95% compared to 53% for all occupations
- Women: less than 5% compared to 47% 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: 21% compared to 33% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 21% compared to 15% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 43% compared to 17% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 12% compared to 18% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations
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