Job prospects Electrician in Northwest Territories

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "electrician" in Northwest Territories or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

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.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Good for electricians (except industrial and power system) (NOC 72200) in Northwest Territories for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several 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.

• This occupation will benefit from major public and private construction projects scheduled in Northwest Territories over the forecast period.
• For example, the planned construction of the $1.65 billion Mackenzie Valley Highway, connecting Wrigley to Norman Wells, is expected to generate employment in this occupation when construction begins in 2027 or 2028. Ongoing work at the $4 billion Giant Mine remediation site may also lead to construction employment.
• Local training for this occupation is available at Aurora College.

Here are some key facts about electricians (except industrial and power system) in Northwest Territories:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Electricians (except industrial and power system) mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 79%
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 12%
  • Other Commercial Services (NAICS 54-56, 81): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 88% compared to 88% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 13% compared to 12% for all occupations
• 75% of electricians (except industrial and power system) work all year, while 25% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 48 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• 26% of electricians (except industrial and power system) are self-employed compared to an average of 7% 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: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 11% compared to 26% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 63% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 26% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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