Job prospects Professional Estimator - Construction in Saskatchewan

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "professional estimator - construction" in Saskatchewan or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Construction estimators (NOC 22303) in Saskatchewan for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.

Here are some key facts about Construction estimators in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 550 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Construction estimators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 77%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 7%
• 81% of construction estimators work all year, while 19% 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 48 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 18% of construction estimators are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 91% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 9% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 10% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 25% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 32% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 20% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 10% compared to 18% 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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