Job prospects Flight Dispatcher in Northwest Territories
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Job opportunities in Northwest Territories
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be limited for Air traffic controllers and related occupations (NOC 72601) in Northwest Territories for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a few 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.
- Supply chain challenges have been exacerbated in the Northwest Territories by record-low water levels throughout the territory, leading to barge service cancellations in 2023 and 2024. This may increase demand for air transportation occupations in the Northwest Territories.
Here are some key facts about Air traffic controllers and related occupations in Northwest Territories:
- Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Air traffic controllers and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
- Transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49): 88%
- Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 12%
- 80% of air traffic controllers and related occupations work all year, while 20% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 51 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 80% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 20% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: 60% compared to 26% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 20% compared to 18% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a
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