Job prospects Maintenance Mechanic Technician - Industrial in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics (NOC 72400) in Manitoba for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
  • Several 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 Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics in Manitoba:

  • Approximately 2,800 people work in this occupation.
  • Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 18%
    • Primary metal manufacturing (NAICS 331): 15%
    • Construction (NAICS 23): 14%
    • Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 6%
  • 73% of construction millwrights and industrial mechanics work all year, while 27% 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 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
  • Less than 5% of construction millwrights and industrial mechanics are self-employed compared to an average of 12% 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: 7% compared to 12% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 15% compared to 31% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 48% compared to 12% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 23% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 5% compared to 20% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

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Mining Sector Hiring Forecast

The Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) forecasts that the mining sector will need to hire a total of 1,580 null in Manitoba from 2011 to 2021.

The following table shows MiHR’s forecast for the total number of jobs that will need to be filled from 2011 to the given year.

Table on the cummulative hiring forecast for null in Manitoba starting from 2011.
Cumulative Hiring Forecast (base year 2011) 2013 2016 2021

Region: Manitoba

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