Job prospects Aircraft Interior Technician in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Upholsterers (NOC 63221) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few 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 Upholsterers in Alberta:

• Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Upholsterers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Repair and maintenance (NAICS 811): 85%
  • Furniture and related product manufacturing (NAICS 337): 9%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 76% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 24% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 61% of upholsterers work all year, while 39% 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 43 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 57% of upholsterers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 67% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 33% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 27% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 36% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 19% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 13% 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