Job prospects Boom Crane Operator in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Crane operators (NOC 72500) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
• Due to the seasonal nature of this occupation, employment opportunities may vary depending on the time of the year.

Employment prospects for this occupation are driven by an increase in non-residential construction over the forecast period. In addition, opportunities arising through anticipated retirements should be higher than average. This would create job vacancies to be filled.

Here are some key facts about Crane operators in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 350 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Crane operators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 52%
  • Support activities for mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 213): 10%
  • Truck transportation (NAICS 484): 7%
  • Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 6%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 6%
• 34% of crane operators work all year, while 66% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 35 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of crane operators are self-employed compared to an average of 8% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: more than 95% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: less than 5% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 11% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 68% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 13% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 14% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

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