Job prospects Sound Insulator in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Insulators (NOC 72321) in Manitoba for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Here are some key facts about Insulators in Manitoba:

Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Insulators 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: 95% compared to 81% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
57% of insulators work all year, while 42% 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 42 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
17% of insulators are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 92% compared to 53% for all occupations
- Women: 8% compared to 47% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 18% compared to 12% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 45% compared to 31% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 28% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 20% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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