Job prospects Air Traffic Controller (ATC) - Canadian Armed Forces near Yellowknife (NT)

The employment outlook will be moderate for Air traffic controllers and related occupations (NOC 72601) 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.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

There is a shortage of air traffic controllers across the country (CBC News 2023). 

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

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology