Job prospects Electrician in Yukon

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Job opportunities in Yukon

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Electricians (except industrial and power system) (NOC 72200) in Yukon for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• This occupation will benefit from major public and private construction projects scheduled in the Yukon over the forecast period.
• For example, in September 2024, the federal government and the Government of Yukon signed a new 10-year agreement totalling over $200 million through the Canada Community-Building Fund, aimed at supporting core infrastructure and housing development projects in the Yukon.
• Canada's interest and inflation rates started to decline in 2024. This shift may increase demand for occupations within the Yukon's construction sector.
• Looking beyond the forecast period, the Conference Board of Canada (2024) predicts that this occupation will be in the top 30 in terms of open positions of all occupations in the Yukon from 2024 to 2045.
• Designated electricians in the Yukon require apprenticeship training, with eight to twelve weeks of learning per level at each of the four levels. An estimated 1800 learning hours are required per level (Government of Yukon 2024). Grade 12 English, Math, and Science are entrance requirements. 

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

• Approximately 150 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: 93% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 7% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 52% of electricians (except industrial and power system) work all year, while 48% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 43 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• 21% of electricians (except industrial and power system) are self-employed compared to an average of 14% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 93% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • Women: 7% compared to 51% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 21% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 62% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 12% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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