Job prospects Concrete Finisher in Ontario

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Job opportunities in Ontario

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Concrete finishers (NOC 7282) in Ontario for the 2022-2024 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.

Here are some key facts about Concrete finishers in Ontario:

• Approximately 5,200 people work in this occupation.
• Concrete finishers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 90%
  • Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing (NAICS 327): 5%
• 37% of concrete finishers work all year, while 63% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 32 weeks compared to 31 weeks for all occupations.
• 11% of concrete finishers are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: more than 95% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: less than 5% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 37% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 37% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 14% compared to 6% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 10% compared to 26% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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