Job prospects Automotive Painting And Refinishing Technician in Manitoba

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "automotive painting and refinishing technician" in Manitoba or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Manitoba

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 Moderate for auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators (NOC 72411) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some 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.

Here are some key facts about auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators in Manitoba:

• Approximately 2,100 people work in this occupation.
• Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Repair and maintenance (NAICS 811): 83%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 8%
• 77% of auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators work all year, while 23% 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 47 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 18% of auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 93% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 7% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 11% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 33% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 38% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 14% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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