Job prospects Tool And Die Maker in Alberta

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "tool and die maker" in Alberta or Canada.

Job opportunities in Alberta

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Tool and die makers (NOC 7232) in Alberta for the 2022-2024 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Several 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 Tool and die makers in Alberta:

• Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2016.
• Tool and die makers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Repair and maintenance (NAICS 811): 24%
  • Support activities for mining, oil and gas (NAICS 213): 15%
  • Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 11%
  • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 8%
  • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 93% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 7% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 69% of tool and die makers work all year, while 31% 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 35 weeks compared to 32 weeks for all occupations.
• 16% of tool and die makers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 95% compared to 54% for all occupations
  • Women: 5% compared to 46% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 17% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 37% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 18% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 23% 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: n/a

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology