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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 Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics (NOC 22312) 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics in Alberta:
- Approximately 3,900 people work in this occupation.
- Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics mainly work in the following sectors:
- Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 23%
- Construction (NAICS 23): 15%
- Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 11%
- Support activities for mining, oil and gas (NAICS 213): 9%
- Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 6%
- 65% of industrial instrument technicians and mechanics work all year, while 35% 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 44 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- 11% of industrial instrument technicians and mechanics 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: 8% compared to 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 45% compared to 13% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 36% compared to 19% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 9% 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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