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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators" near Calgary (AB) 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

Balanced

Over the past few years (2022-2024), the labour market was balanced for Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators near Calgary (AB). The number of job openings was about the same as the number of workers available in this occupation.

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Job outlook over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be Moderate for auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators (NOC 72411) in the Calgary region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

Here are some key facts about auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators in the Calgary region:

  • Approximately 1,500 people work in this occupation.
  • Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Other services (except public administration) (NAICS 81): 87%
    • Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45): 5%

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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