Job prospects Construction Electrician Apprentice near Charlottetown (PE)

Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a labour shortage for Electricians (except industrial and power system) near Charlottetown (PE). There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

The employment outlook will be good for Electricians (except industrial and power system) (NOC 72200) in Prince Edward Island 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.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

The prospect for employment in this occupation is good as there continues to be a shortage of workers and unfilled vacancies in the province due to strong gains in both residential and non-residential investment. The demand for workers in this occupation is expected to remain favourable driven by continued housing development to support population growth, as well as maintenance, renovation, and repair work. In response to the province’s low vacancy rate and housing shortage, the P.E.I. government announced plans to rebate the provincial portion of the HST on new rental builds. This follows the federal announcement to remove GST charges as well and its portion of the HST on new rental builds to induce new developments.

Maintenance, repair and retrofits of computerized heating, lighting, ventilation, air conditioning and alarm systems in buildings may continue to provide some employment opportunities for electricians with skilled knowledge of these systems. Workers in this occupation are often required to travel between job sites and working overtime and on weekends can be common. Electricians interested in establishing their own business may wish to explore appropriate investment opportunities.

Here are some key facts about Electricians (except industrial and power system) in Prince Edward Island:

• Approximately 550 people work in this occupation.
• Electricians (except industrial and power system) mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 93%
• 66% of electricians (except industrial and power system) work all year, while 34% 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 44 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
• 16% of electricians (except industrial and power system) 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: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 8% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 47% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 36% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology