Job prospects Appliance Repairer, Gas - Customer Service in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Appliance servicers and repairers (NOC 72421) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Appliance servicers and repairers in Alberta:

• Approximately 600 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Appliance servicers and repairers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Repair and maintenance (NAICS 811): 42%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 28%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 14%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 85% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 15% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 61% of appliance servicers and repairers work all year, while 39% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 33% of appliance servicers and repairers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 94% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 6% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 14% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 20% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 46% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 14% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 5% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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