Job prospects Public Works Labourer in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be very limited for Public works and maintenance labourers (NOC 75212) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 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 Public works and maintenance labourers in Alberta:

• Approximately 1,950 people work in this occupation.
• Public works and maintenance labourers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 46%
  • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 21%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 12%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 88% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 12% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 57% of public works and maintenance labourers work all year, while 42% 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 40 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 84% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 16% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 18% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 49% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 14% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 12% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 6% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology