Job prospects Fitter - Shipbuilding in Ontario
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Job opportunities in Ontario
These outlooks were updated on November 29th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters (NOC 72104) in Ontario for the 2023-2025 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
- Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
Here are some key facts about Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters in Ontario:
- Approximately 2,200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters mainly work in the following sectors:
- Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 34%
- Construction (NAICS 23): 13%
- Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 11%
- Primary metal manufacturing (NAICS 331): 10%
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (NAICS 339): 7%
- 70% of structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters work all year, while 30% 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 45 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
- 7% of structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: more than 95% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: less than 5% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 18% compared to 9% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 32% compared to 25% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 27% compared to 8% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 18% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: less than 5% 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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