Job prospects Captain - Air Transport in New Brunswick

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Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors (NOC 72600) in New Brunswick for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 481-483, 485-486, 493): 40%
  • Other schools and instruction (NAICS 6115-6117): 30%
  • Forestry and logging (NAICS 113, 1153): 13%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 10%
  • Transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS 336): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 91% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 9% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 64% of air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors work all year, while 36% 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 45 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: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 13% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 39% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 37% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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