Job prospects Crane Operator in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be very limited for Crane operators (NOC 72500) in Manitoba for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Crane operators in Manitoba:

• Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Crane operators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Primary metal manufacturing (NAICS 331): 46%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 30%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 9%
  • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 8%
• 72% of crane operators work all year, while 28% 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 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks 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: 9% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 43% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 43% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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