Job prospects Journeyman/woman Ironworker in the Cape Breton Region

Job profile
- Search
  
  Occupation
  
  City, province or territory
- Summary
- Description
- Wages
- Prospects
- Jobs
- Requirements
- Competencies
- Search

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Ironworkers" in the Cape Breton Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Undetermined

We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Ironworkers in the Cape Breton Region over the past few years (2021-2023) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Ironworkers (NOC 72105) in the Cape Breton region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to a few 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 tend to be more favourable during the summer months.

Here are some key facts about Ironworkers in the Cape Breton region:

Approximately 60 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Ironworkers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 69%
- Construction (NAICS 23): 31%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology