Job prospects Construction Manager in Newfoundland and Labrador
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Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Construction managers (NOC 70010) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
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.

Here are some key facts about Construction managers in Newfoundland and Labrador:

Approximately 950 people work in this occupation.
Construction managers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Construction (NAICS 23): 79%
- Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 7%
73% of construction managers work all year, while 27% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
25% of construction managers are self-employed compared to an average of 8% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 92% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 8% compared to 49% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 15% compared to 27% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 21% compared to 17% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 42% compared to 23% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 15% compared to 14% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

Explore job prospects in Newfoundland and Labrador by economic region.

Location	Job prospects
Avalon Peninsula Region	Moderate
Notre Dame-Central-Bonavista Bay Region	Moderate
South Coast–Burin Peninsula Region	Moderate
West Coast–Northern Peninsula–Labrador Region	Moderate