Job prospects Heavy Equipment Mechanic in Nunavut

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "heavy equipment mechanic" in Nunavut or Canada.

Job opportunities in Nunavut

Note: These outlooks were updated on November 29th, 2023. Learn more about our methodology.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Heavy-duty equipment mechanics (NOC 72401) in Nunavut for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to several 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 Heavy-duty equipment mechanics in Nunavut:

  • Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Heavy-duty equipment mechanics mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 24%
    • Construction (NAICS 23): 21%
    • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 19%
    • Wholesale and Retail Trade (NAICS 41, 44-45): 14%
    • Transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49): 7%
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: more than 95% compared to 51% for all occupations
    • Women: less than 5% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: 50% compared to 37% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
    • bachelor's degree: n/a
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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Mining Sector Hiring Forecast

The Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) forecasts that the mining sector will need to hire a total of 70 null in Nunavut from 2011 to 2021.

The following table shows MiHR’s forecast for the total number of jobs that will need to be filled from 2011 to the given year.

Table on the cummulative hiring forecast for null in Nunavut starting from 2011.
Cumulative Hiring Forecast (base year 2011) 2013 2016 2021

Region: Nunavut

Occupation:

35 50 70
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