Job prospects Heavy Equipment Mechanic near Whitehorse (YT)

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Heavy-duty equipment mechanics (NOC 72401) in Yukon 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 Heavy-duty equipment mechanics in Yukon:

Approximately 150 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%
59% of heavy-duty equipment mechanics work all year, while 41% 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 44 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
7% of heavy-duty equipment mechanics are self-employed compared to an average of 14% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 93% compared to 49% for all occupations
- Women: 7% compared to 51% 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: 7% compared to 25% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 53% compared to 13% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 10% compared to 20% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 7% compared to 19% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a