Job prospects Carpenters Foreman/woman in New Brunswick

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "carpenters foreman/woman" 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 Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades (NOC 72013) in New Brunswick for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.

Here are some key facts about Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 650 people work in this occupation.
• Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 90%
• 63% of contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades work all year, while 37% 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 44 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 41% of contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades are self-employed compared to an average of 10% 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: 8% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 24% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 35% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 26% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 6% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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