Job prospects Pipe Insulator in Saskatchewan

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "pipe insulator" in Saskatchewan or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Insulators (NOC 72321) in Saskatchewan for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Not many 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 Insulators in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Insulators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 75%
  • Petroleum and coal product manufacturing (NAICS 324): 14%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 85% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 15% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 43% of insulators work all year, while 56% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 38 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 28% of insulators are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 94% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 6% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 13% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 38% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 38% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 8% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology