Job prospects Instrumentation Technician – Field in Ontario

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Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics (NOC 22312) in Ontario for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.

Here are some key facts about Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics in Ontario:

• Approximately 1,450 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Utilities (NAICS 22): 21%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 11%
  • Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325): 11%
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 8%
  • Computer and electronic product manufacturing (NAICS 334): 8%
• 77% of industrial instrument technicians and mechanics work all year, while 23% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• Less than 5% of industrial instrument technicians and mechanics are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 92% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 8% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 7% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 12% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 64% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 11% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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