Job prospects Ironworker in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "ironworker" in Manitoba or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be very limited for Ironworkers (NOC 72105) in Manitoba for the 2024-2026 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 several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Ironworkers in Manitoba:

• Approximately 350 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Ironworkers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 63%
  • Primary metal manufacturing (NAICS 331): 24%
  • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 11%
• 49% of ironworkers work all year, while 51% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 43 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of ironworkers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% 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: 12% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 28% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 45% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 12% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology