Job prospects Production Welder in the North Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Welders and related machine operators" in the North 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
We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Welders and related machine operators in the North Region over the past few years (2022-2024) because of low employment levels in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be Limited for welders and related machine operators (NOC 72106) in the North region for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
- Several positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about welders and related machine operators in the North region:
- Welders and related machine operators mainly work in the following sectors:
- Other services (except public administration) (NAICS 81): 43%
- Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 24%
- Construction (NAICS 23): 10%
- Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 7%
- Wood product manufacturing (NAICS 321): 5%
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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