Job prospects Supervisor, Air Pilots And Flight Engineers in Newfoundland and Labrador

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "supervisor, air pilots and flight engineers" in Newfoundland and Labrador or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

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 air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors (NOC 72600) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of a few 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.

Difficulties finding pilots during COVID-19 due to pent-up demand for travel has been improving as the number of active airline pilots grew from 2,600 year-over-year in 2025 to almost 10,000 nationally. Moreover, the number of pilot licenses issued by Transport Canada nationally in 2024 was 936, the highest based on available data. Most employment opportunities are concentrated in the St. John's area.

Here are some key facts about air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Air transportation (NAICS 481): 92%
• 60% of air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors work all year, while 40% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 43 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 89% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 11% 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: 18% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 28% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 44% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 8% compared to 14% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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