Job prospects Gas Fitter in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 28, 2026. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for gas fitters (NOC 72302) in Manitoba for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of 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 gas fitters in Manitoba:

• Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Gas fitters mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 50%
  • Utilities (NAICS 22): 28%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 8%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 8%
  • Food and beverage stores (NAICS 445): 5%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 95% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 82% of gas fitters work all year, while 18% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 48 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 21% of gas fitters 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 53% for all occupations
  • Women: less than 5% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 16% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 64% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 13% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 7% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology