Job prospects Plumber Apprentice in Ontario

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Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Plumbers (NOC 72300) in Ontario 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.

What Types of Employers Are Out There?

• Majority are in construction, mainly as building equipment contractors

What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?

• Population growth, leading to increased demand for residential housing construction and repair services
• Infrastructure investments in public goods such as municipal piping systems, large scale transit projects, and educational and healthcare facilities
• Shift towards more water-efficient plumbing systems should create demand for plumbers to replace older equipment with new integrated fixtures

What Skills Do I Need to Succeed?

• There is one compulsory skilled trade associated with this occupation, named, Plumber

What Other Information Will I Find Helpful?

• There is some seasonality associated with this occupation with better job prospects in the spring and summer months. 

Here are some key facts about Plumbers in Ontario:

• Approximately 18,250 people work in this occupation.
• Plumbers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 91%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 94% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 6% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 63% of plumbers work all year, while 37% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 18% of plumbers are self-employed compared to an average of 15% 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: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 18% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 52% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 23% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology