Job prospects Assembly Fitter in Ontario

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as an "assembly fitter" in Ontario or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Ontario

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Machine fitters (NOC 72405) in Ontario for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new 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 Machine fitters in Ontario:

• Approximately 750 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Machine fitters mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Machinery manufacturing (NAICS 333): 39%
  • Fabricated metal product manufacturing (NAICS 332): 10%
  • Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 8%
  • Motor vehicle, body, trailer and parts manufacturing (NAICS 3361-3363): 7%
  • Architectural, engineering and design services (NAICS 5413): 6%
• 66% of machine fitters work all year, while 34% 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 43 weeks compared to 43 weeks 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: 8% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 24% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 24% compared to 8% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 36% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 6% compared to 24% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology