Job prospects Bush Pilot in Yukon

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "bush pilot" in Yukon or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Yukon

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Good

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

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
Several 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 Yukon:

Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors mainly work in the following sectors:
- Transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49): more than 95%
74% of air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors work all year, while 26% 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 47 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
10% of air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors are self-employed compared to an average of 14% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 86% compared to 49% for all occupations
- Women: 14% 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: 19% compared to 25% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 24% compared to 13% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 33% compared to 20% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 24% compared to 19% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a