Job prospects Heavy Equipment Operator in Prince Edward Island

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "heavy equipment operator" in Prince Edward Island or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Good

The employment outlook will be Good for heavy equipment operators (NOC 73400) in Prince Edward Island for the 2025-2027 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 several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Due to the seasonal nature of this occupation, employment opportunities may vary depending on the time of the year.

Here are some key facts about heavy equipment operators in Prince Edward Island:

Approximately 400 people work in this occupation.
Heavy equipment operators mainly work in the following sectors:
- Construction (NAICS 23): 85%
48% of heavy equipment operators work all year, while 52% 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 40 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
Less than 5% of heavy equipment operators 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: 22% compared to 11% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 52% compared to 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 18% compared to 11% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 7% compared to 25% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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