Job prospects Mechanical Fitter in Ontario

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "mechanical fitter" in Ontario or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Machine fitters (NOC 72405) in Ontario for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.

Here are some key facts about Machine fitters in Ontario:

• Approximately 750 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Machine fitters mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 39%
  • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 10%
  • Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 8%
  • Motor vehicle, body, trailer and parts manufacturing (NAICS 3361-3363): 7%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 6%
• 66% of machine fitters work all year, while 34% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 43 weeks compared to 43 weeks 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 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 24% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 24% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 36% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 6% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology