Job prospects Ironworker in Newfoundland and Labrador

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "ironworker" in Newfoundland and Labrador or across Canada.

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 moderate for Ironworkers (NOC 72105) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• Not many 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 Ironworkers in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 550 people work in this occupation.
• Ironworkers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 68%
  • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 13%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 93% compared to 83% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 8% compared to 17% for all occupations
• 14% of ironworkers work all year, while 86% 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 24 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: more than 95% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: less than 5% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 9% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 10% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 72% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 9% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology