Job prospects Ironworker in New Brunswick

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

Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Ironworkers (NOC 72105) in New Brunswick for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
• Due to the seasonal nature of this occupation, employment opportunities tend to be more favourable during the summer months.

Here are some key facts about Ironworkers in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 550 people work in this occupation.
• Ironworkers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 78%
  • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 19%
• 28% of ironworkers work all year, while 72% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 33 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: more than 95% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: less than 5% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 10% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 15% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 38% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 37% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology