Job prospects General Foreman/woman - Building Construction in Saskatchewan

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "general foreman/woman - building construction" in Saskatchewan or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

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.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Good for contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades (NOC 72013) in Saskatchewan 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.

• Sustained demand for this occupation is expected, as most employment is in the construction sector.
• Strong growth in residential construction and a modest growth in renovations and non-residential construction over the forecast period will enhance employment prospects for this occupation.
• Over the long term, the industry faces the challenge of an aging workforce and not enough young workers to replace them.

Here are some key facts about contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 900 people work in this occupation.
• Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 90%
  • Furniture and related product manufacturing (NAICS 337): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 91% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 9% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 61% of contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades work all year, while 39% 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 43 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 50% of contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: more than 95% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: less than 5% compared to 47% 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: 26% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 50% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 10% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

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