Job prospects Floor Covering Installer in Alberta

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "floor covering installer" in Alberta or Canada.

Job opportunities in Alberta

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Floor covering installers (NOC 7295) in Alberta for the 2022-2024 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 a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Floor covering installers in Alberta:

• Approximately 2,450 people work in this occupation.
• Floor covering installers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 92%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 86% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 14% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 48% of floor covering installers 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 34 weeks compared to 32 weeks for all occupations.
• 50% of floor covering installers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 94% compared to 54% for all occupations
  • Women: 6% compared to 46% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 30% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 39% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 15% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 11% compared to 24% 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 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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