Job prospects Reinforcing Ironworker in New Brunswick

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "reinforcing ironworker" in New Brunswick or across Canada.

Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Ironworkers (NOC 72105) in New Brunswick for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
• Due to the seasonal nature of this occupation, employment opportunities tend to be more favourable during the summer months.

Here are some key facts about Ironworkers in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 550 people work in this occupation.
• Ironworkers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 78%
  • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 19%
• 28% of ironworkers work all year, while 72% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 33 weeks compared to 42 weeks 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: 10% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 15% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 38% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 37% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology