Job prospects Construction Superintendent in Manitoba
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Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Construction managers (NOC 70010) in Manitoba 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

According to the Manitoba Labour Market Outlook (2022-2026), construction managers is one of the occupations with the highest expected labour shortage in Manitoba for the forecast period.
Provincial infrastructure spending for the upgrade and construction of schools, health care facilities, and highways will support employment opportunities in the non-residential sector for the forecast period.

Here are some key facts about Construction managers in Manitoba:

Approximately 2,300 people work in this occupation.
Construction managers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Construction (NAICS 23): 79%
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
78% of construction managers work all year, while 22% 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 43 weeks for all occupations.
31% of construction managers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 87% compared to 53% for all occupations
- Women: 13% compared to 47% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 9% compared to 12% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 27% compared to 31% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 20% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 23% compared to 17% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 17% compared to 20% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

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