Job prospects Firestopping Insulator in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "firestopping insulator" in Manitoba or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Insulators (NOC 72321) in Manitoba for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Here are some key facts about Insulators in Manitoba:

Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Insulators mainly work in the following sectors:
- Construction (NAICS 23): 91%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 95% compared to 81% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
57% of insulators work all year, while 42% 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 42 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
17% of insulators are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 92% compared to 53% for all occupations
- Women: 8% compared to 47% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 18% compared to 12% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 45% compared to 31% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 28% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 20% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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