Job prospects Industrial Instrument Mechanic in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics (NOC 22312) in Manitoba for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics in Manitoba:

• Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 25%
  • Utilities (NAICS 22): 16%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 13%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 11%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 9%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 94% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 6% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 94% of industrial instrument technicians and mechanics work all year, while 6% 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 49 weeks compared to 43 weeks 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: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 33% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 48% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 6% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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