Job prospects Crane Operator near Charlottetown (PE)

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Crane operators" near Charlottetown (PE) or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

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

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Undetermined

We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Crane operators near Charlottetown (PE) over the past few years (2021-2023) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

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Job outlook over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Crane operators (NOC 72500) in Prince Edward Island for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
  • A moderate number of 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 Crane operators in Prince Edward Island:

  • Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Crane operators mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Construction (NAICS 23): 71%
    • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 21%
    • Other manufacturing (NAICS 313-316, 323-324, 326-327, 331, 334-335, 337, 339): 9%
  • 85% of crane operators work all year, while 15% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 48 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: more than 95% compared to 51% for all occupations
    • Women: less than 5% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: 17% compared to 11% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 17% compared to 28% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 67% compared to 11% 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

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for Crane operators across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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Labour Market Information Survey
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