Job prospects Transit System General Manager in Northwest Territories

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Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities (NOC 00015) in Northwest Territories for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Several 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 Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities in Northwest Territories:

• Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 65%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 16%
  • Transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49): 12%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 83% compared to 88% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 17% compared to 12% for all occupations
• 94% of senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities work all year, while 6% 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 50 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• 36% of senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities are self-employed compared to an average of 7% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 71% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 28% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 7% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 14% compared to 26% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 47% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 8% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 16% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 8% compared to 9% for all occupations

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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