Job prospects Construction And Maintenance Electrician in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Electricians (except industrial and power system) (NOC 72200) in Alberta for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• The construction industry is expected to expand as builders respond to the demand generated by population growth and tight supply with resulting demand for employees.
• Home energy efficiency / retrofit programs funded by various levels of government programs are expected to continue to create demand in the renovation sector.
• Government mandated housing infill programs and the continued push for affordable housing projects.
• Following the 2024 wildfire, rebuilding homes and other structures in Jasper will increase the demand for employees over the next several years.
• Office to residential renovation activities are expanding in both Calgary and Edmonton.

Here are some key facts about Electricians (except industrial and power system) in Alberta:

• Approximately 14,750 people work in this occupation.
• Electricians (except industrial and power system) mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 86%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 93% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 7% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 48% of electricians (except industrial and power system) work all year, while 52% 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.
• 10% of electricians (except industrial and power system) are self-employed compared to an average of 15% 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: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 17% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 57% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 16% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 5% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations

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