Job prospects Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) Chief in New Brunswick

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Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades (NOC 72020) in New Brunswick for the 2024-2026 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.

Here are some key facts about Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 1,500 people work in this occupation.
• Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 21%
  • Repair and maintenance (NAICS 811): 21%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 15%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 9%
  • Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 5%
• 74% of contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades work all year, while 26% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 23% of contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: more than 95% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: less than 5% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 20% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 39% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 33% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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