Job prospects General Labourer - Public Works in Ontario
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Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Public works and maintenance labourers (NOC 75212) in Ontario for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
  • A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.

Here are some key facts about Public works and maintenance labourers in Ontario:

  • Approximately 4,550 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): 42%
    • Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 24%
    • Construction (NAICS 23): 11%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 89% compared to 81% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 11% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • 64% of public works and maintenance labourers work all year, while 36% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 42 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 88% compared to 52% for all occupations
    • Women: 12% compared to 48% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: 18% compared to 9% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 49% compared to 25% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 10% compared to 8% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 16% compared to 22% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 6% compared to 24% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Location Job prospects
Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula Region Moderate
Kingston–Pembroke Region Moderate
Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie Region Moderate
London Region Moderate
Muskoka–Kawarthas Region Moderate
Northeast Region Moderate
Northwest Region Moderate
Ottawa Region Moderate
Stratford–Bruce Peninsula Region Moderate
Toronto Region Moderate
Windsor-Sarnia Region Moderate

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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