Job prospects Production Welder in the North Coast Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Welders and related machine operators" in the North Coast 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
Over the past few years (2022-2024), there was a labour shortage for Welders and related machine operators in the North Coast Region. There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be Very limited for welders and related machine operators (NOC 72106) in the North Coast region 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 moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
- Due to the seasonal nature of this occupation, employment opportunities tend to be more favourable during the summer months.
Here are some key facts about welders and related machine operators in the North Coast region:
- Approximately 360 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Welders and related machine operators mainly work in the following sectors:
- Other services (except public administration) (NAICS 81): 39%
- Construction (NAICS 23): 12%
- Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 7%
- Transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49): 6%
- Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 6%
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
Find out what will be the job prospects for Welders and related machine operators across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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