Job prospects Building Construction Electrician in Northwest Territories

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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "building construction electrician" in Northwest Territories or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Electricians (except industrial and power system) (NOC 72200) 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Electricians (except industrial and power system) in Northwest Territories:

Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Electricians (except industrial and power system) mainly work in the following sectors:
- Construction (NAICS 23): 79%
- Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 12%
- Other Commercial Services (NAICS 54-56, 81): 6%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 88% compared to 88% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 13% compared to 12% for all occupations
75% of electricians (except industrial and power system) work all year, while 25% 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 48 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
26% of electricians (except industrial and power system) are self-employed compared to an average of 7% 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: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: 11% compared to 26% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 63% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 26% compared to 18% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a