Job prospects Locomotive Repairman/woman, Diesel 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 Heavy-duty equipment mechanics (NOC 72401) in Ontario 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.
What Types of Employers Are Out There?
- Employed across various industries with the largest number in machinery and equipment wholesale, construction, and repair and maintenance services
- A smaller number work in agriculture, mining and manufacturing
What are the Main Trends Affecting Employment?
- Favourable levels of construction activity led by infrastructure investments in transit, power, and highways and bridges, will support service and maintenance work for heavy-duty equipment mechanics
- Demand for new housing to meet population growth, including the construction of multi-unit buildings in some of Ontario’s largest urban centres
- Investments in manufacturing and mining, may create opportunities at wholesalers of new and used equipment
- Continuous need to service equipment in farming, forestry, waste management and snow clearing
What Skills Do I Need to Succeed?
- There are three voluntary skilled trades associated with this occupation in Ontario, named, Agricultural Equipment Technician, Heavy-Duty Equipment Technician, and Hydraulic/Pneumatic Mechanic
What Other Information Will I Find Helpful?
- In northern Ontario, the mining industry is a major source of work for mechanics.
Here are some key facts about Heavy-duty equipment mechanics in Ontario:
- Approximately 13,100 people work in this occupation.
- Heavy-duty equipment mechanics mainly work in the following sectors:
- Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 22%
- Construction (NAICS 23): 17%
- Repair and maintenance (NAICS 811): 16%
- Real Estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 53): 8%
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 8%
- 74% of heavy-duty equipment mechanics work all year, while 26% 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.
- 10% of heavy-duty equipment mechanics 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: 8% compared to 9% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 17% compared to 25% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 37% compared to 8% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 36% 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
Breakdown by region
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