Job prospects Carpenter, Framing in Alberta

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "carpenter, framing" in Alberta or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Carpenters (NOC 72310) in Alberta 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 a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Carpenters in Alberta:

Approximately 14,150 people work in this occupation.
Carpenters mainly work in the following sectors:
- Construction (NAICS 23): 86%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 91% compared to 80% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 9% compared to 20% for all occupations
50% of carpenters work all year, while 50% 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 41 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
38% of carpenters are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: more than 95% compared to 53% for all occupations
- Women: less than 5% compared to 47% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 15% compared to 10% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 31% compared to 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 38% compared to 13% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 11% 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

Explore job prospects in Alberta by economic region.

Location	Job prospects
Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River Region	Moderate
Banff–Jasper–Rocky Mountain House Region	Moderate
Calgary Region	Moderate
Camrose–Drumheller Region	Good
Edmonton Region	Moderate
Lethbridge–Medicine Hat Region	Moderate
Red Deer Region	Good
Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake Region	Moderate