Job prospects Industrial Electrician in the Côte-Nord Region

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Industrial electricians" in the Côte-Nord Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

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.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Labour shortage

Over the past few years (2022-2024), there was a labour shortage for Industrial electricians in the Côte-Nord Region. There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

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Job outlook over the next 3 years

Limited

The employment outlook will be Limited for industrial electricians (NOC 72201) in the Côte-Nord and Nord-du-Québec regions for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
  • Not many 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 industrial electricians in the Côte-Nord and Nord-du-Québec regions:

  • Approximately 190 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Industrial electricians mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Primary metal manufacturing (NAICS 331): 46%
    • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 20%
    • Transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49): 16%
    • Wood product manufacturing (NAICS 321): 10%
    • Utilities (NAICS 22): 8%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for Industrial electricians across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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