Job prospects Electrician in Nunavut

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "electrician" in Nunavut or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Nunavut

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 electricians (except industrial and power system) (NOC 72200) in Nunavut for the 2025-2027 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.

• This occupation will benefit from major public and private construction projects scheduled in Nunavut over the forecast period.
• For example, the planned construction of a new air terminal in Rankin Inlet by 2026 and the Nunavut Inuit Heritage Centre in Iqaluit in 2027 are expected to generate employment in this occupation.
• The Government of Nunavut's proposed $3.3 billion project to connect Manitoba Hydro's power grid to five western Nunavut communities and a gold mine, if built, would also lead to new construction jobs in the territory.
• Nunavut has a shortage of skilled tradespeople to complete major public and private construction projects, leading to contractors routinely bringing in workers from southern Canada.
• Local training for this occupation is available at Nunavut Arctic College.

Here are some key facts about electricians (except industrial and power system) in Nunavut:

• Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Electricians (except industrial and power system) mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 79%
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 12%
  • Other Commercial Services (NAICS 54-56, 81): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 78% compared to 87% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 22% compared to 13% for all occupations
• 44% of electricians (except industrial and power system) work all year, while 56% work only part of the year, compared to 72% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 33 weeks compared to 44 weeks 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: 15% compared to 37% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 15% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 38% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 31% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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