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Job opportunities in Ontario
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be very limited for Public works and maintenance labourers (NOC 75212) in Ontario for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
- A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Public works and maintenance labourers in Ontario:
- Approximately 4,550 people work in this occupation.
- Public works and maintenance labourers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 42%
- Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 24%
- Construction (NAICS 23): 11%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 89% compared to 81% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 11% compared to 19% for all occupations
- 64% of public works and maintenance labourers work all year, while 36% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 42 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 88% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 12% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 18% compared to 9% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 49% compared to 25% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 10% compared to 8% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 16% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 6% compared to 24% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations
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