Job prospects Pipefitter in Nova Scotia
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Job opportunities in Nova Scotia

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers (NOC 72301) in Nova Scotia for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of 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.

Here are some key facts about Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers in Nova Scotia:

  • Approximately 900 people work in this occupation.
  • Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Construction (NAICS 23): 49%
    • Ship and Boat Building (NAICS 3366): 25%
    • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 7%
  • 45% of steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers work all year, while 55% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 36 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: more than 95% compared to 51% for all occupations
    • Women: less than 5% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: n/a
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 7% compared to 27% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 59% compared to 12% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 33% compared to 22% 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

Breakdown by region

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Location Job prospects
Annapolis Valley Region Good
Cape Breton Region Good
Halifax Region Good
North Shore Region Good
Southern Region Good

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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Mining Sector Hiring Forecast

The Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) forecasts that the mining sector will need to hire a total of 65 null in Nova Scotia from 2011 to 2021.

The following table shows MiHR’s forecast for the total number of jobs that will need to be filled from 2011 to the given year.

Table on the cummulative hiring forecast for null in Nova Scotia starting from 2011.
Cumulative Hiring Forecast (base year 2011) 2013 2016 2021

Region: Nova Scotia

Occupation:

35 50 65
[ Source Canadian Mining Industry Employment and Hiring Forecasts 2011 - MiHR ]
Labour Market Information Survey
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