Job prospects Rig Electrician in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Industrial electricians (NOC 72201) in Newfoundland and Labrador 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

New and expanding developments in mining should be a key source of job opportunities for this occupation. Certified journeypersons will have improved employment prospects.

Here are some key facts about Industrial electricians in Newfoundland and Labrador:

  • Approximately 700 people work in this occupation.
  • Industrial electricians mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 47%
    • Construction (NAICS 23): 12%
    • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 10%
    • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 7%
  • 52% of industrial electricians work all year, while 48% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 39 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 95% compared to 51% for all occupations
    • Women: 5% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: n/a
    • high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 27% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 69% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 24% compared to 23% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 14% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Breakdown by region

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Location Job prospects
Avalon Peninsula Region Good
Notre Dame-Central-Bonavista Bay Region Good
South Coast–Burin Peninsula Region Good
West Coast–Northern Peninsula–Labrador Region Good

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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 100 null in Newfoundland and Labrador 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 Newfoundland and Labrador starting from 2011.
Cumulative Hiring Forecast (base year 2011) 2013 2016 2021

Region: Newfoundland and Labrador

Occupation:

55 75 100
[ Source Canadian Mining Industry Employment and Hiring Forecasts 2011 - MiHR ]
Labour Market Information Survey
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