Job prospects Aircraft Instrument Technician in Ontario

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "aircraft instrument technician" in Ontario or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Ontario

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Good for aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors (NOC 22313) in Ontario for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

What Types of Employers Are Out There?

• Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
• Support activities for air transportation
• Defence services
• Air transportation

What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?

• Significant investments in the aerospace cluster
• Improvement in the level of global air travel

What Skills Do I Need to Succeed?

• An Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) licence issued by Transport Canada is required for signing maintenance releases and certifying airworthiness
• Certification is available from the Canadian Council for Aviation & Aerospace (CCAA) for roles within this occupation.

Here are some key facts about aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors in Ontario:

• Approximately 1,650 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 486, 487, 493): 37%
  • Other transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS 3364-3369): 24%
  • Air transportation (NAICS 481): 17%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 16%
• 75% of aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors work all year, while 25% 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 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of aircraft instrument, electrical and avionics mechanics, technicians and inspectors 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 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 6% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 17% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 11% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 56% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 14% 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

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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