Job prospects Fuselage Assembler in Manitoba

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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 Good for aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors (NOC 93200) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Demand for this occupation is driven by air travel, expanding and aging aircraft fleets, military and defense spending, and regulatory safety requirements.
• Key trends in this occupation include automation and robotics for repetitive and physically demanding tasks, and digital twins (virtual replicas of physical aircraft) for simulation-based testing and design validation. Drones are often used for external visual inspections and for hard-to-reach areas.
• Jobs are concentrated in the Winnipeg region.

Here are some key facts about aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors in Manitoba:

• Approximately 1,200 people work in this occupation.
• Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Transportation equipment manufacturing (NAICS 336): 75%
  • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 25%
• 77% of aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors 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.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 81% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 19% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 45% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 26% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 11% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 15% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology