Job prospects Insulator in Saskatchewan
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "insulator" in Saskatchewan or across Canada.
Job opportunities in Saskatchewan
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Insulators (NOC 72321) in Saskatchewan for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
- Not many 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 Insulators in Saskatchewan:
- Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Insulators mainly work in the following sectors:
- Construction (NAICS 23): 75%
- Petroleum and coal product manufacturing (NAICS 324): 14%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 85% compared to 81% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 15% compared to 19% for all occupations
- 43% of insulators work all year, while 56% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 38 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
- 28% of insulators are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 94% compared to 53% for all occupations
- Women: 6% compared to 47% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 13% compared to 11% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 38% compared to 33% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 38% compared to 15% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 8% compared to 17% 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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