Job prospects Pipe Insulator in New Brunswick
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "pipe insulator" in New Brunswick or across Canada.
Job opportunities in New Brunswick
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Insulators (NOC 72321) in New Brunswick for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
- Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Insulators in New Brunswick:
- Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Insulators mainly work in the following sectors:
- Construction (NAICS 23): 89%
- Petroleum and coal product manufacturing (NAICS 324): 8%
- 28% of insulators work all year, while 71% 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 34 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 93% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 7% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 11% compared to 11% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 37% compared to 30% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 44% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 8% compared to 23% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a
Breakdown by region
Explore job prospects in New Brunswick by economic region.
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Location | Job prospects |
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Campbellton–Miramichi Region | |
Edmundston–Woodstock Region | |
Fredericton–Oromocto | |
Moncton–Richibucto Region | |
Saint John–St. Stephen Region |
Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology
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