Job prospects Maintenance And Repair Plumber in Northwest Territories
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Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

These outlooks were updated on November 29^th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Plumbers (NOC 72300) in Northwest Territories 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 Plumbers in Northwest Territories:

Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Plumbers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Construction (NAICS 23): 79%
- Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 10%
- Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 10%
67% of plumbers work all year, while 33% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
18% of plumbers are self-employed compared to an average of 7% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: more than 95% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: less than 5% compared to 48% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 8% compared to 17% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 20% compared to 26% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 72% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
- bachelor's degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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