Job prospects Foreman/woman, Lathers in Prince Edward Island

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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "foreman/woman, lathers" in Prince Edward Island or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers (NOC 72014) in Prince Edward Island for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers in Prince Edward Island:

Approximately 250 people work in this occupation.
Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Construction (NAICS 23): more than 95%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 90% compared to 84% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 10% compared to 16% for all occupations
61% of contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers work all year, while 39% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 43 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
63% of contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers are self-employed compared to an average of 13% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: more than 95% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: less than 5% compared to 49% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 15% compared to 11% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 28% compared to 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 28% compared to 11% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 15% compared to 25% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 6% compared to 17% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 6% compared to 8% for all occupations