Job prospects Heavy Equipment Mechanic in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "heavy equipment mechanic" in Manitoba or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Manitoba

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for heavy-duty equipment mechanics (NOC 72401) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few 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.

• Demand for this occupation is driven by activity in construction, wholesale trade, and mining and quarrying, which require maintenance and repairs on essential machinery.
• Key trends in this occupation include a shift from traditional repair work to tech-based diagnostic and maintenance work using integrated sensors.
• Jobs are concentrated in the Parklands, North, South Central, North Central, Southwest and Southeast regions.

Here are some key facts about heavy-duty equipment mechanics in Manitoba:

• Approximately 3,100 people work in this occupation.
• Heavy-duty equipment mechanics mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Repair and maintenance (NAICS 811): 21%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 21%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 14%
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 486, 487, 493): 10%
  • Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 7%
• 77% of heavy-duty equipment mechanics work all year, while 23% 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 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 8% of heavy-duty equipment mechanics are self-employed compared to an average of 12% 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: 10% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 19% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 48% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 20% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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