Job prospects Apprentice Power System Electrician in New Brunswick

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "apprentice power system electrician" in New Brunswick or across Canada.

Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Power system electricians (NOC 72202) in New Brunswick for the 2023-2025 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Power system electricians in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Power system electricians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Utilities (NAICS 22): 90%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 10%
• 77% of power system electricians work all year, while 23% 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 44 weeks compared to 42 weeks 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: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 48% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 40% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 8% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology