Job prospects Structural Steel Erector in Saskatchewan

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "structural steel erector" in Saskatchewan or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Ironworkers (NOC 72105) in Saskatchewan for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.

Here are some key facts about Ironworkers in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 700 people work in this occupation.
• Ironworkers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 76%
  • Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations (NAICS 813): 11%
  • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 6%
• 28% of ironworkers work all year, while 71% 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 35 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 5% of ironworkers are self-employed compared to an average of 16% 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: 11% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 25% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 48% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 8% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% 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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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology