Job prospects Ironworker in Alberta

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "ironworker" in Alberta or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Ironworkers (NOC 72105) in Alberta for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
• High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

Here are some key facts about Ironworkers in Alberta:

• Approximately 3,450 people work in this occupation.
• Ironworkers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 69%
  • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 9%
• 39% of ironworkers work all year, while 61% 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 39 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of ironworkers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% 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 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 17% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 64% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 8% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology